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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Back Room => Topic started by: Blowpipe Sam on January 08, 2025, 06:12:53 PM
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It’s become obvious to me that a lot of the people on this forum who appreciate fine air guns also appreciate a good knife. I like knives but I have a practical inclination and I only own three good ones which I rely on daily at work and around the homestead. I’d love to see some of y’all’s collections though!
My favorite knife is this Parker drop point I found almost forty years ago at a flea market in Pasadena for $20. I carry it every day and I’ve worn out three sheaths for it over the years.
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You mean there are men that don't carry knives? :o
For the last half of my career I've had to live in dress clothes, so I'm not comfortable with a larger sheath knife. But to be without a knife is like being naked on main street at noon! It just ain't gonna happen.
I searched for a lonnng time to find a knife that was unobtrusive, functional, convenient and capable. You know? Small -- but not too small. Thin -- but not delicate. In other words the proverbial 'Goldilocks' knife.
When I came across the CRKT Squid, my search was over!
I've carried it most every day for close to 10 years, and never regretted it once. I LOVE this little knife!
(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61AypowxuzL._AC_SX679_.jpg)
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Usually carry several knives on me during the day, each with their own function. No matter if I’m at work or home, always seem to have a CIVIVI elementum in my pocket these days. I’ve got them in several variations. There isn’t a day that goes by without these tools being used for various tasks.
I can’t recall a time when I didn’t have a knife in my pocket- something my grandfather instilled in me from a young age to have. Just wish I had his knife- not sure where it ended up after he passed years ago.
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My go too is a SOG Vulcan. Stays sharp, fits well, carry in my pants pocket or as a neck knife.
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Here is just a small portion of the stuff I inherited from Killer. One day I'll have to dig out and post some of the real nice stuff. I was never a knife collector so I don't know brand names or styles. I only keep them now out of respect to him.
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It a one-off, gifted to me by a good friend in Louisiana. It is my goto for squirrel cleaning - nearing the 200 mark.
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Some really nice knives folks. I've heard good things about the Squid. I've got an old SOG letter opener in a box somewhere. That's a weird knife!
Hey Bill! I like that Obsidian knife! That's right up my alley.
I tend to favor functional looking knives like yours Mike. The fancy ones seem to be for show and not work.
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"Deejo". Slim elegant folder. Made in France. Supper sharp blade and point. Many different "tattoos" to put on blade. You can get engraving like your name or motto. $100-120. I just like'em.
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Well...knives are my "other" hobby lol, the Bradford guardian 3.5 sheep's foot is the one most likely to be with me
It comes with a horizontal carry sheath that I really like, useful for most every thing I do. Runner ups including but not limited to a no 8 opinel, SAK, Spyderco tenacious or case trapper.
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I have carried the Gerber EZ Out Serrated Skeleton since 2000. 8)
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Well...knives are my "other" hobby lol, the Bradford guardian 3.5 sheep's foot is the one most likely to be with me
It comes with a horizontal carry sheath that I really like, useful for most every thing I do. Runner ups including but not limited to a no 8 opinel, SAK, Spyderco tenacious or case trapper.
How can they get away with calling this a sheeps foot ?
Do they not know that a sheeps foot has a straight edge as it's most defining feature ?
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Here’s a couple of interesting knives but I really don’t like them as work knives. This blue anodized Kershaw is truly ugly with a poorly designed and treacherous grip. However, it is small, light, easy to deploy or fold with one hand, and it holds an edge. For these reasons this knife rides in my shirt pocket most days. Despite fact that I don’t trust the thin, slick, metal grips this is the knife I reach for most often. It was a gift from my FIL for I would never have bought it for myself.
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Here’s another knife that I don’t like but I acknowledge that it can be a useful tool in the right circumstance. You’ve probably seen these “horse shoe” knives around. Isn’t it interesting how if people know that you like knives they will dump all sorts of trash on you as gifts? Someone gave me this a few year back. I think they were regifting. It’s a nice size and the blade has a wonderful profile for skinning small game. It’s also carbon steel. The blade is thick enough and robust enough to chop through small bones and joints without nicking or denting. It really holds an edge well. The handle is awful. I ended up wrapping it in paracord but I treat it with respect. This is a knife you could easily cut yourself with especially if things are bloody.
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Well...knives are my "other" hobby lol, the Bradford guardian 3.5 sheep's foot is the one most likely to be with me
It comes with a horizontal carry sheath that I really like, useful for most every thing I do. Runner ups including but not limited to a no 8 opinel, SAK, Spyderco tenacious or case trapper.
How can they get away with calling this a sheeps foot ?
Do they not know that a sheeps foot has a straight edge as it's most defining feature ?
I wondered that myself lol, but it works really well
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There's a few in rotation for me. My wife always has her CRKT CEO knife in her purse. In the woods she carries a CRKT Golok.
The stuff I keep in rotation really depends on the activity. Folders >>> mainly my Sodbuster, or a 1950s era Electrician's Knife- milspec with wood scales. This was my father's EDC during his Navy years and into his Warrant Officer years, or I carry my Opinel. The Opinel is one of their midsize with high carbon steel and takes a superb edge. I have a larger Svord folder that stays in my "barn coat". When we're working in the woods, I usually have nonfolders along with my EDC. And generally, these are all older Westerns- all of them Cases. I will add I'm rarely in the woods without my Parang or one of my Michigan axes.
When we go out to dinner (not often, but it happens) I have my Victorinox- it is a model with one blade, a corkscrew, tweezers, and a toothpick.
However, the blade you'll find on my pretty much ALL the time is a Milwaukee folding utility knife. If I need a small super sharp blade, it is my go-to.
I do have a few fixed blades that may accompany me in town. A Western patterned of the Schrade Sharp Finger, or sometimes my Frisco Shiv, a single-edge beauty designed by Blackie Collins.
Now... the thread title asked what my favorite knife is... I don't really have a favorite "typical knife" but the one that gets used the most- far and away- and wins by default since we both love it- is my Ulu. I bought it decades ago and it has survived 3 divorces. None of the exes liked it, but the first time I had Sonja over she immediately talked about how she had one and it's her favorite in the kitchen. That's when I knew she was The Right One. So my Ulu is my favorite. :D
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I have no need to carry…but do like knives….just recently did an impulse buy ….bought an buck automatic 112…put it with the 30+ year old buck 110 my brother gave me…🤷🏼♂️…keep that edge….
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I have no need to carry…but do like knives….just recently did an impulse buy ….bought an buck automatic 112…put it with the 30+ year old buck 110 my brother gave me…🤷🏼♂️…keep that edge….
Everybody has a need to carry a pocket knife.
Even if it's just a small 2 blade pen knife , everybody has the need to carry a cutting tool.
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I'm a knifenut. It's my other addiction.
The two I've had the longest are a Buck 110 ('68 or '69) and a Randall Mod. 14 (ordered in '68 received in '70). Wait time on the Randall's was only 18 months back then. I was a PFC when I ordered it. I think it cost me a month and a half or two months pay at the time. Good thing I didn't have to pay the whole amount up front.
(https://i.imgur.com/eLvLETJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7BmUhHe.jpg)
I didn't like the oversized guard so I modified it.
(https://i.imgur.com/qHWXuim.jpg)
The Buck was with me everyday until I separated from the Army at the end of '71. I was afraid to have my parents send me the Randall in VN for fear it would get lost in transit or go missing, so I carried a Ka-Bar in the field.
Now, I have too many knives to count. The largest number of fixed blades are Bark River, but I have Dozier's, Blind Horse, Fallkniven and God knows what else. Folders (too many to count, also) include CRK, Benchmade, GEC, Emerson, Spyderco, Cold Steel, etc., etc., etc., auto and manual. If it doesn't look like something from Star Wars or have some kind of crazy blade grind, I've looked at it and many times owned it. Oh yeah... let's not forget machetes and other large knives.
My kids are going to hate me when I die.
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I have been carrying a knife since I was old enough to have pockets on my pants. My EDC is a G&G Hawke design flipper with a liner lock. It was a knife of the year for one of the knife magazines. Sorta funny story was once I was running through a big airport running late for a flight and had forgotten to take this knife off my belt. I probably looked like someone had kicked my dog. I offered it as gift to the gate agent instead of dropping it in the bucket. He took it and looked at it and said he’d figure out how to get back to me. I said thanks but just enjoy it and don’t throw it in the bucket. A few weeks after I got back home after my trip I got a package with no return information and my knife was in it. Been carrying it everyday since.
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I'm a knifenut. It's my other addiction.
The two I've had the longest are a Buck 110 ('68 or '69) and a Randall Mod. 14 (ordered in '68 received in '70). Wait time on the Randall's was only 18 months back then. I was a PFC when I ordered it. I think it cost me a month and a half or two months pay at the time. Good thing I didn't have to pay the whole amount up front.
(https://i.imgur.com/eLvLETJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7BmUhHe.jpg)
I didn't like the oversized guard so I modified it.
(https://i.imgur.com/qHWXuim.jpg)
The Buck was with me everyday until I separated from the Army at the end of '71. I was afraid to have my parents send me the Randall in VN for fear it would get lost in transit or go missing, so I carried a Ka-Bar in the field.
Now, I have too many knives to count. The largest number of fixed blades are Bark River, but I have Dozier's, Blind Horse, Fallkniven and God knows what else. Folders (too many to count, also) include CRK, Benchmade, GEC, Emerson, Spyderco, Cold Steel, etc., etc., etc., auto and manual. If it doesn't look like something from Star Wars or have some kind of crazy blade grind, I've looked at it and many times owned it. Oh yeah... let's not forget machetes and other large knives.
My kids are going to hate me when I die.
That Randall looks much better than original. Great job.
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I don't have any one favorite knife.
I do have a Favorite Buck knives model however, the 305 Lancer.
(https://i.postimg.cc/q7tSngDD/20250109-102629.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/94hLHXhy)
Of my 305 Lancers these are my 3 favorites, especially the 1988 in red Buckbone and the 1989 in Sambar stag.
(https://i.postimg.cc/sD9nZ5jg/20250109-102823.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Vdv9xr0x)
I have every special / non standard 305 made in the Buck factory from 1986-2017 when they were discontinued, all except for 3.
I'm missing the saw cut red synthetic, the smooth smooth yellow synthetic, and the smooth yellow comfortcraft.
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I'm a knifenut. It's my other addiction.
The two I've had the longest are a Buck 110 ('68 or '69) and a Randall Mod. 14 (ordered in '68 received in '70). Wait time on the Randall's was only 18 months back then. I was a PFC when I ordered it. I think it cost me a month and a half or two months pay at the time. Good thing I didn't have to pay the whole amount up front.
(https://i.imgur.com/eLvLETJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7BmUhHe.jpg)
I didn't like the oversized guard so I modified it.
(https://i.imgur.com/qHWXuim.jpg)
The Buck was with me everyday until I separated from the Army at the end of '71. I was afraid to have my parents send me the Randall in VN for fear it would get lost in transit or go missing, so I carried a Ka-Bar in the field.
Now, I have too many knives to count. The largest number of fixed blades are Bark River, but I have Dozier's, Blind Horse, Fallkniven and God knows what else. Folders (too many to count, also) include CRK, Benchmade, GEC, Emerson, Spyderco, Cold Steel, etc., etc., etc., auto and manual. If it doesn't look like something from Star Wars or have some kind of crazy blade grind, I've looked at it and many times owned it. Oh yeah... let's not forget machetes and other large knives.
My kids are going to hate me when I die.
That Randall looks much better than original. Great job.
👍 Thanks
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My Buck General.
In March 1968, just after arriving in the Republic of Vietnam for my 12 month vacation, the ol’ man sent it to me.
That makes it 57 years old.
Because of the humidity in Vietnam, the original scabbard was replaced..
Also in the box was a brand new Colt Trooper MKIII in .357 magnum.
I had to borrow some .38 specials from my air police buddies to shoot it a bit.
I still have the Colt but I cannot post it here..
Note: I returned the unused .38 specials when I left Vietnam for South Korea..
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My Buck General.
In March 1968, just after arriving in the Republic of Vietnam for my 12 month vacation, the ol’ man sent it to me.
That makes it 57 years old.
Because of the humidity in Vietnam, the original scabbard was replaced..
Also in the box was a brand new Colt Trooper MKIII in .357 magnum.
I had to borrow some .38 specials from my air police buddies to shoot it a bit.
I still have the Colt but I cannot post it here..
Note: I returned the unused .38 specials when I left Vietnam for South Korea..
That sure is a well loved old Buck 120 you've got there.
I don't have a 120, but I do have a couple 119's and a couple 102's.
People can feel free to disagree but Buck is the best in the business.
The value is still excellent, they're committed to manufacturing a minimum of 75% of their line in Post Falls Idaho, and they care more about their customers and history of their products ( because they're still family owned) than any other American knife manufacturer.
Their warranty is great, the SPA service is great, and they understand the sentimental value their knives can have.
I've gifted more Buck knives than I can count.
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Picking a favorite is hard. This made in USA Ka-bar is way up on the list.
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I have no need to carry…but do like knives….just recently did an impulse buy ….bought an buck automatic 112…put it with the 30+ year old buck 110 my brother gave me…🤷🏼♂️…keep that edge….
Everybody has a need to carry a pocket knife.
Even if it's just a small 2 blade pen knife , everybody has the need to carry a cutting tool.
Nope…never liked things in my pocket or hangin off my belt…..u do u….Im good ….lol
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I have no need to carry…but do like knives….just recently did an impulse buy ….bought an buck automatic 112…put it with the 30+ year old buck 110 my brother gave me…🤷🏼♂️…keep that edge….
Everybody has a need to carry a pocket knife.
Even if it's just a small 2 blade pen knife , everybody has the need to carry a cutting tool.
Nope…never liked things in my pocket or hangin off my belt…..u do u….Im good ….lol
+1 for the most part.
I have a bad habit of laying things down and I have to go looking for them when I need them. If I started carrying Killers knives around they would be scattered everywhere. And at 68 years old it's a bit too late for retraining.
When I was a kid I was forbidden from my dad's tools. Dad used to tell me I would never have anything.. Look at me now dad, I got more junk than any man needs. :o
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Nope…never liked things in my pocket or hangin off my belt…..u do u….Im good ….lol
You might like an Opinel #8 or #7. They are feather-light and stay upright in your pocket making for a very comfortable carry. They are a great value at <$20 and made in France. Their appearance is very traditional / non-offensive to most people.
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I have a bunch of knives around the house but these two are my favorites. The top folder I made myself years ago, when I was more into knife making, from a Damascus billet, Legal Elephant Ivory and brass sheet material. I have an electric kiln, so heat treating was easy. The bottom is a Buck Creek Cobra made in Solingen Germany given to me by my dad long ago. I have them both in a tabletop showcase with a bunch of other collectables. (http://)
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I have a pretty big assortment of blade tools, few of which I actually use. Funny thing is, I don't recall buying any of them. They're all inherited or gifted. My very first knife was a birthday or Christmas present when I was 6 or 7. It's the stainless, U.S. pocket knife. I immediately went outside to cut little twigs, slipped and sliced my finger open. I didn't dare tell my parents out of fear that they would take the knife back. I had to hide that injury until it healed. I carried that knife almost every day for over 20 years. I don't carry it any more but I'm pleased to still have it.
After that knife I carried a couple of different Swiss Army knives, gifted by my wife, for a few decades They broke or wore out.
Maybe 20 years ago, a friend gave me this black Swiss Army knife. It has been much more durable than my previous Swiss Army knives. I've carried it every day since then and use it all the time. It's probably my favorite knife right now.
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Isn't that question like asking a parent which one of his/her children is the favorite?
I have a few fixed blades, I'll start with a couple lifted to me
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I've always liked scandi blades
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A couple more scandis
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And of course, the Buck 110
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And of course, the Buck 110
That top 110 is a Chuck Buck signature chairman series right ?
I always thought the chairman series with THE NS frames the Cherrywood and the blue enamel shield were great looking.
They common enough, but somehow it took me quite awhile to find my chairman 305.
Btw are you a porch regular on Bladeforums perhaps ?
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And of course, the Buck 110
That top 110 is a Chuck Buck signature chairman series right ?
I always thought the chairman series with THE NS frames the Cherrywood and the blue enamel shield were great looking.
They common enough, but somehow it took me quite awhile to find my chairman 305.
Btw are you a porch regular on Bladeforums perhaps ?
Yes, sir! It is a signature chairman series, the one I sort of save/ not carry much but love the feel of it. The other two are CPM20CV. The cherry wood and 20 cv gets carried more than the others but my daily pocket folder is a lambsfoot friction folder of some sort.
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Wow! You guys are far more knowledgeable about knives than I am!
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This is not my favorite everyday knife but I do think it’s my coolest knife.
My grandfather found it after a rain on our farm in south eastern Alabama. There is no source of obsidian closer to Alabama than the Rocky Mountains. So this knife made its way by various Indian trade routes to a village by a perpetually flowing spring in what is now Rehobeth Alabama. I like to think that this knife was the prize tool of some Paleolithic hunter gatherer.
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This is not my favorite everyday knife but I do think it’s my coolest knife.
My grandfather found it after a rain on our farm in south eastern Alabama. There is no source of obsidian closer to Alabama than the Rocky Mountains. So this knife made its way by various Indian trade routes to a village by a perpetually flowing spring in what is now Rehobeth Alabama. I like to think that this knife was the prize tool of some Paleolithic hunter gatherer.
Way cool Captain! Cooler than my blades for sure!
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Btw are you a porch regular on Bladeforums perhaps ?
I used to be on Bladeforums a good bit but dropped off about three or four years ago. Life got busy.
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This is not my favorite everyday knife but I do think it’s my coolest knife.
My grandfather found it after a rain on our farm in south eastern Alabama. There is no source of obsidian closer to Alabama than the Rocky Mountains. So this knife made its way by various Indian trade routes to a village by a perpetually flowing spring in what is now Rehobeth Alabama. I like to think that this knife was the prize tool of some Paleolithic hunter gatherer.
That's not an arrowhead ?
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This is not my favorite everyday knife but I do think it’s my coolest knife.
My grandfather found it after a rain on our farm in south eastern Alabama. There is no source of obsidian closer to Alabama than the Rocky Mountains. So this knife made its way by various Indian trade routes to a village by a perpetually flowing spring in what is now Rehobeth Alabama. I like to think that this knife was the prize tool of some Paleolithic hunter gatherer.
That's not an arrowhead ?
Its not a projectile point. The blade is longer than my Kershaw pocket knife. The obsidian is a little too fragile and much too valuable to shoot off on an arrow. It probably had a bone or antler handle and it may have been longer to start with. Lithic knives tend to get sharpened and reshaped throughout their lives.
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Such an easy answer for me... Of all the knives I own this Buck 186 C is my favorite!
She holds an edge forever and is so tuned now a "flick of the wrist" extends it.
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Such an easy answer for me... Of all the knives I own this Buck 186 C is my favorite!
She holds an edge forever and is so tuned now a "flick of the wrist" extends it.
Fyi that's not a C, it's a 1999 date code.
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This is not my favorite everyday knife but I do think it’s my coolest knife.
My grandfather found it after a rain on our farm in south eastern Alabama. There is no source of obsidian closer to Alabama than the Rocky Mountains. So this knife made its way by various Indian trade routes to a village by a perpetually flowing spring in what is now Rehobeth Alabama. I like to think that this knife was the prize tool of some Paleolithic hunter gatherer.
That's not an arrowhead ?
Its not a projectile point. The blade is longer than my Kershaw pocket knife. The obsidian is a little too fragile and much too valuable to shoot off on an arrow. It probably had a bone or antler handle and it may have been longer to start with. Lithic knives tend to get sharpened and reshaped throughout their lives.
Interesting.
I don't know really anything about knapped blades.
I have one that my grandmothers nephew knapped but have yet to get the sinew and pine pitch...etc to handle it the traditional way.
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Such an easy answer for me... Of all the knives I own this Buck 186 C is my favorite!
She holds an edge forever and is so tuned now a "flick of the wrist" extends it.
Fyi that's not a C, it's a 1999 date code.
Thanks David... that make sense because that is about the time I got it.
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When I was little and my Dad worked in a machine company, he brought home a long butchering knife he made from a "power hacksaw" blade.
The blade was about 8" long, and he wanted something for butchering out his own deer when he got one. I remember him processing a spikehorn on our kitchen table.
Well he later shortened the blade to 6" and as he got older, he hunted a bit less. After he had passed on, I found the knife rattling around in my Mom's kitchen junk drawer.
Dull as can be and the loose handle needing replacing.
Just before he passed on, he had put his deer rifle in my hands, for having passed "Hunter Safety".
Six long years passed before I got a Buck, a 7 pointer.
I said, "this one's for you, Dad."
I gave Dads old knife an antler handle from my buck.
(http://i.imgur.com/cyLYl9s.jpg) (https://imgur.com/cyLYl9s)
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This is not my favorite everyday knife but I do think it’s my coolest knife.
My grandfather found it after a rain on our farm in south eastern Alabama. There is no source of obsidian closer to Alabama than the Rocky Mountains. So this knife made its way by various Indian trade routes to a village by a perpetually flowing spring in what is now Rehobeth Alabama. I like to think that this knife was the prize tool of some Paleolithic hunter gatherer.
Super cool Sam. Obsidian blades are nutso-ultra-super-sharp.
Believe it or not, some obsidian can be found in parts of WV and the Ohio River Valley. Once of the guys I used to shoot my bow with was big into flint-napping and had a collection of Obsidian he found in Ohio. It predates the forming of this continent when the Appalachians (and the Scottish Highlands!) were still part of Africa's Atlas Mountains- of course, we're talking 1+ billion years ago preior to the formation of Pangaea. Anway... Hocking Hills Mine in Ohio is a source for Obsidian, as well as Amethyst and Peridot :D Sonja and I are intending a vacation there this year, even if only for a couple days.
However, the Rockies and points further west are much more reliable sources for Obsidian, especially the Warner Mountains, a subsection of the Sierra Nevada.
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This is not my favorite everyday knife but I do think it’s my coolest knife.
My grandfather found it after a rain on our farm in south eastern Alabama. There is no source of obsidian closer to Alabama than the Rocky Mountains. So this knife made its way by various Indian trade routes to a village by a perpetually flowing spring in what is now Rehobeth Alabama. I like to think that this knife was the prize tool of some Paleolithic hunter gatherer.
So stinking cool Cap't!
While not a knife, my Dad found something similar here when building the house back in the '70's.
Kirk point spear head...(8000 – 6000 B.C.)
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Currently my 2 go to knives. I have several of the morakniv they worked great when I was doing the blasting job cutting sticks. The case is a nice little pocket knife that gets a lot done for it's size. Don't even feel it in my pocket as the trucks and house keys take up more room.
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Sam one of those were found on our Houston TX property back in the early 80s so that one made it a little further south from the Rockies unless there is someplace in Mexico that has it with all the volcanic activity there.
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Currently my 2 go to knives. I have several of the morakniv they worked great when I was doing the blasting job cutting sticks. The case is a nice little pocket knife that gets a lot done for it's size. Don't even feel it in my pocket as the trucks and house keys take up more room.
More makes great knives.
I don't like their scandi grind for a general everyday belt knife because it doesn't slice well, but I often carry an orange 511 clipped to my bib overalls working in the shop doing yard work or making/ placing Halloween decorations
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When I was little and my Dad worked in a machine company, he brought home a long butchering knife he made from a "power hacksaw" blade.
The blade was about 8" long, and he wanted something for butchering out his own deer when he got one. I remember him processing a spikehorn on our kitchen table.
Well he later shortened the blade to 6" and as he got older, he hunted a bit less. After he had passed on, I found the knife rattling around in my Mom's kitchen junk drawer.
Dull as can be and the loose handle needing replacing.
Just before he passed on, he had put his deer rifle in my hands, for having passed "Hunter Safety".
Six long years passed before I got a Buck, a 7 pointer.
I said, "this one's for you, Dad."
I gave Dads old knife an antler handle from my buck.
(http://i.imgur.com/cyLYl9s.jpg) (https://imgur.com/cyLYl9s)
That's a great story and a great knife Wendell. I also like your backdrop. I'm a fan of George Washington Sears and that book resides in my truck during hunting season.
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This is not my favorite everyday knife but I do think it’s my coolest knife.
My grandfather found it after a rain on our farm in south eastern Alabama. There is no source of obsidian closer to Alabama than the Rocky Mountains. So this knife made its way by various Indian trade routes to a village by a perpetually flowing spring in what is now Rehobeth Alabama. I like to think that this knife was the prize tool of some Paleolithic hunter gatherer.
Super cool Sam. Obsidian blades are nutso-ultra-super-sharp.
Believe it or not, some obsidian can be found in parts of WV and the Ohio River Valley. Once of the guys I used to shoot my bow with was big into flint-napping and had a collection of Obsidian he found in Ohio. It predates the forming of this continent when the Appalachians (and the Scottish Highlands!) were still part of Africa's Atlas Mountains- of course, we're talking 1+ billion years ago preior to the formation of Pangaea. Anway... Hocking Hills Mine in Ohio is a source for Obsidian, as well as Amethyst and Peridot :D Sonja and I are intending a vacation there this year, even if only for a couple days.
However, the Rockies and points further west are much more reliable sources for Obsidian, especially the Warner Mountains, a subsection of the Sierra Nevada.
I don't mind being corrected. It's always cool to learn something I didn't know. I'd always been told there was no obsidian east of the Mississippi but I do know it's all over Mexico. Makes sense it would be found in WV.
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Steve (45flint) is the guy who should be in on this conversation.
His other hobby is turning rocks into pointy things.
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When I was little and my Dad worked in a machine company, he brought home a long butchering knife he made from a "power hacksaw" blade.
The blade was about 8" long, and he wanted something for butchering out his own deer when he got one. I remember him processing a spikehorn on our kitchen table.
Well he later shortened the blade to 6" and as he got older, he hunted a bit less. After he had passed on, I found the knife rattling around in my Mom's kitchen junk drawer.
Dull as can be and the loose handle needing replacing.
Just before he passed on, he had put his deer rifle in my hands, for having passed "Hunter Safety".
Six long years passed before I got a Buck, a 7 pointer.
I said, "this one's for you, Dad."
I gave Dads old knife an antler handle from my buck.
(http://i.imgur.com/cyLYl9s.jpg) (https://imgur.com/cyLYl9s)
That's a great story and a great knife Wendell. I also like your backdrop. I'm a fan of George Washington Sears and that book resides in my truck during hunting season.
Thanks, Captain!
This was a point in my life (years ago,before airguns) that I was messing around with muzzle loading, and making a lot of my own gear.
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I have owned and carried knives since I was a preteen. At 67 yrs old I no longer have a need to carry a knife daily but I do have occasions to carry one. I own cheap folders to handmade fixed blade that were made to fit me only and to this day something my grandpa told me holds true, my favorite knife is the one in my hand doing the job I need it to do.
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I have owned and carried knives since I was a preteen. At 67 yrs old I no longer have a need to carry a knife daily but I do have occasions to carry one. I own cheap folders to handmade fixed blade that were made to fit me only and to this day something my grandpa told me holds true, my favorite knife is the one in my hand doing the job I need it to do.
Kinda like my airguns.. I don't carry one around with me everywhere I go but my favorite one is the one I'm using at a given time.
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I suppose I'll just never understand how somebody can say they have no need to carry a tool for cutting things.
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In my earlier post, I said: "gifted to me by a good friend in Louisiana". Part of giving a gift is the thought that goes into it. The other part is what the recipient does with that gift.
Every time I use that knife to clean a squirrel, I think about that friend. We have been friends since the early 1960s. When I go back to Louisiana, I swing by his place and visit for a while.
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I suppose I'll just never understand how somebody can say they have no need to carry a tool for cutting things.
I never felt I needed to carry a knife until I got dentures. :(
Now I always have a small pocket knife with me.
About fifteen years back I had the need to cut a 1" nylon hawser in a hurry. I was fishing in my boat and I had the Parker drop point on my belt. I had it out quick and went through the hawser in one stroke. That boat is still afloat and I'm probably still alive because that knife could do the job. I carry the Parker at work and in the woods always but I've also got my "little curved knife" my mocotaugan for small work.
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I suppose I'll just never understand how somebody can say they have no need to carry a tool for cutting things.
More than anything else my grandfather usually cleaned his ears with his pocket knife but sometimes he'd cut open mail with it too. I'd never use a knife to clean the wax out of my ears but to each their own. Still have his knives but don't wanna mess with them for some reason hehe.
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Ok. Before I put up a few pics of knives..
One time when I was young (20's) out on the ice flow with two other hunters. That spring in the evening we set out on our snowmobiles towing sleds that had our gear ready to spend the night out at the oceans edge 15 miles SSW from my town.
That night we set up our tent on shore with around 1/2 mile of sheet ice out to the open water. In the morning we got up 6 am ate and head out to the open ice on the ice to begin our hunt. As this is not the hunting gate I shall spare details and just say the three of us were successful hunters by the end of the morning.
Before 12 noon we head up and away from the ice edge and onto the ice sheet around a 1/4 mile from the ice edge and 1/4 mile from shorefast or non moving shorebound ice- land.
When we first stopped I rested on my snow machine and nearly fell asleep. My older brother Click told me to get up and eat as he and TommyHawk were eating in the boat. I get up and go to the boats edge when I notice a dark form form beside me I look and see to my utter horror, open water, the ice shelf we are on was breaking up right under our snow boots! With that I exclaim in a explicit way to alert them to the situation. Scramble scramble get Snow machine started and high tail it to the shorefast ice... Scary!
Tommy Hawk and I made it to safety but my brother is still on the ice a couple hundred meters from us. So without hesitation Tommy yells," We need to save him!!! " We both run jumping on sheets of ice jumping gaps that get wider with each second.. idk how we made it but we made it back to Click who was in a tug of war in which he was losing.
When the ice began breaking we 3 scrambled to get out of there ASAP, not knowing till it was too late that my brothers snow machine front ski had fell into an ice crack right before making him stuck, worse off his machine was the one towing the boat on the ice.
By the time we got to Click he was a few feet from the waters edge holding on to a rope which was connected to his machine. Getting close to Click, Tommy yells ,"we need to cut the line!" At that time I had 2 folding knives on me. As I jumped the last gap I pulled out my knife and as soon as the blade touched the line the blade flew back at amazing speed whizzing a few inches past my ear,. No matter, I have another knife on me, deploy blade and cut the line as we hear the engine rumbling under water. Next in a rush of adrenaline we pushed the boat back to shorefast ice bridging gaps in the ice. That was one of the scariest things I've been through. Written it doesn't seem so But that cold water is dangerous!!! That was not the only time I have saved the day with a knife.
I carry knives all day everyday, my inside pants I have a light weight knife of some sort while my snow pants always has a knife with handles that are cold resistant. I normally have 2 or More knives on me at any one time.
Just for mentions sake I like Ganzo knives and MoraKnife. Hard to pick a favorite but those two brands I will mention.
For now my star-link is down so no pics for now
NVak
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Cool story. It's good to have adventures in life (and survive to tell the tale). I've had no adventures involving a knife but on a couple of occasions the girls at work asked me to open a bottle of wine, I had a corkscrew on my Swiss army knife.
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Nukall. Now that is a story!
Some author once described an adventure as “Someone else having a bad time someplace far away.”
Your story ticks all those boxes for me! :D
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Such an easy answer for me... Of all the knives I own this Buck 186 C is my favorite!
She holds an edge forever and is so tuned now a "flick of the wrist" extends it.
Fyi that's not a C, it's a 1999 date code.
If anyone is interested in the made date of their BUCK knife
https://www.buckknives.com/about/behind-the-blade/how-old-is-my-knife/
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Someone said it already
My favorite is the one I’m using at the moment.
I have enjoyed knives since I was a youth. The first knife I remember carrying with me daily was a Victorinox Pocket Pal. That was early teens. Later I carried a BUCK 110. That was “the” knife that us young bucks carried in our pockets along with a can of Kodiak. I still have that BUCK 110 plus another one that I had given to my dad because he had broken the tip off of his at work. He eventually had his sent back and fixed and he gave me the 110 back that I had given him so I ended up with two.
I have some of my grandpas little pocket folders (slip joints). Those are special to me. I also have this “Bowie” knife that my grandpa bought me from a flea market when I was 10.
I’m still looking for that “perfect” every day carry blade. I’ve found a few that hit real close to center but not dead on. I have often thought about making one of my own or having a custom maker make me a one off knife. I have some custom blades made but from blade shapes that were already designed. I somewhere around 130 knives that I’ve collected over the years. Most are budget friendly blades. I prefer US made knives just for patriotic reasons but I’ll tell ya what, the Chinese manufacturering these days is turning superior in the world. There are some really good brands and designs out there that are being made in Chinese factories and they are really good products. It is what it is…
I have the ESEE Izula on the shoulder strap of my bag. I feel a small pocket fixie is the best daily carry knife for me as far as function. Ease of carry has to go to a flipper with pocket clip. The folder pictured is the Kiser Grazioso. It has linen micarta scales with brass bolster. The design is one from Sherif Manganas. I have two of his designs. I was in touch him when I was active on Instagram. Great guy to deal with, very approachable and sharing of his knowledge of the knife world. He’s a big gun guy too. The other design I have of his is a KUBEY Momentum. It’s just a great shape that feels good in the hand.
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Here are a few that stand out to me from what I have.
Gerber 425
Gerber MKII (dagger)
Buck 110s
One made for as a thank you from a friend. Made from an old kitchen knife.
Gentry Pocket Muk
Box Creek Mini Chop
TOPS MSK Survival
Opinel.
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Opinels
A couple customized/modified ones in the middle that I did.
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I have admired the Opinels for several years. Other folks say they are great for personalizing.
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Gerber 425
Absolutely love this knife but I’ve never actually used it. I just admire it. That’s not normal for me. I generally use my stuff. I’m not a collector.
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I have admired the Opinels for several years. Other folks say they are great for personalizing.
Its an old world appeal or something about them that I like. They are fun to customize. We actually bought a bunch and use them as steak/dinner knives.
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Gentry Pocket Muk (Matt Gentry)
This is a custom, NOT one of the ones that is now in production. I ran across Matt on Instagram and had him make this to my liking. He is TOP NOTCH! Check him out on YouTube
https://youtube.com/@gentrycustomknives8008?si=YXVK3P1HxTyhVgmh
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BUCK 110s
L-R
1981-86
1989
2021
Leather sheath from Amazon, made in Texas (Carl Thomas Leathers). Better way to carry the 110 in my opinion.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FLXJVT2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Made by a friend from an old kitchen knife as a thank you for helping him reside a house that he committed to. Super cool neck knife. I used to strap this to my wrist when I run commuted to and from the train station/work. It was always “at the ready” in case it was needed for whatever reason.
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Box Creek Knives Mini Chop (custom)
https://boxcreekknives.bigcartel.com/products
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And for all of us airheads out there, there is this Opinal that I modified with a copper pellet, No. 17 for .177 cal. Now you know.
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I have a Buck knife that says Bos ATS-34 on it and there is like a flame right next to the letters BOS, any body know anything about this knife? It's very pretty and appears to be all stainless steel with rose wood grips on it.
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I have a Buck knife that says Bos ATS-34 on it and there is like a flame right next to the letters BOS, any body know anything about this knife? It's very pretty and appears to be all stainless steel with rose wood grips on it.
The flame and BOS is Bucks way of labeling their heat treat process. Paul Bos worked with Buck knives for many years.
https://www.buckknives.com/about/behind-the-blade/heat-treating/
ATS-34 is the steel that the blade is made from.
https://knifeuser.com/ats-34-steel-review/
Post a picture. Maybe we can find out what model you have.
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Here ya go Brett,
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Here ya go Brett
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Here ya go Brett
Looks to be a folding Alpha Hunter. Model 277? Is that anywhere on the knife? 🔪
That info was found with a search showing knives that looked the same as yours.
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No it isn't.
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No it isn't.
Brett is right, it does look like it:
https://www.google.com/search?vsrid=COKBrNYHEAIYASIkNWMzZGMwMGMtYjY1My00NWU1LWFjZDItZjc3ODA2YTEwZGM2MgA&gsessionid=S1MkvRWQwlbMkqhELft--hsSNUxHLSb9EOBzzZEcKyB_oWjfhLglAw&lsessionid=lBQYDnz704zP-kGFkXmDh0XICWeNl7s224g7sop5eDilU29SF0I7aw&vsdim=300,225&vsint=CAIqDAoCCAcSAggKGAEgATojChYNAAAAPxUAAAA_HQAAgD8lAACAPzABEKwCGOEBJQAAgD8&lns_mode=un&source=lns.web.iosbcm&udm=26&qsubts=1736809237887&biw=414&bih=622
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No it isn't.
If it's not a 277, it's probably a 279.
Look on the blade tang right where the front of the handle ends, it should have the model number and date code symbol stamped right there.
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Here's my Buck 110, received as a gift from my mom when I graduated High school.
(https://i.postimg.cc/c1fhQJMd/20250112-165154.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Jt4j8M2F)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3JM6T69x/20250112-165220-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JtqK3p9f)
The 110 was my childhood grail knife, and naturally I was very proud to own this knife.
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No David there is no number on it, I even took it half way apart looking for it.
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No David there is no number on it, I even took it half way apart looking for it.
That's interesting.
Based on the sheath, it's definitely the real deal but I don't really know much about any of the non traditional types of knives so I have little clue why it might have no model number.
Maybe it was a custom shop order ?
I'm not sure how they've always marked them, but I know you often don't get model numbers ( if ever ) on the CKS knives, I know the 505 I bought last year doesn't have one.
It was not a special blade steel though so it doesn't have the boss markings or anything.
I also don't know whether the alpha hunters were ever CKS options.
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Well, it doesn't really matter, it is a very nice Buck knife my wife bought me for Christmas I think the first year we were married 20 years ago.
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I think this is it, Jimbo.
https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/1087234/
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Yep, that's it, I'm shocked at the price I had no idea that it was worth that kind of money!
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Yep, that's it, I'm shocked at the price I had no idea that it was worth that kind of money!
At the time that steel was the cat's mew so the manufacturers were charging a premium. It is an excellent blade IMHO, adding the BOS heat treatment makes it a great carry knife. Enjoy it to the fullest.
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Here is a line up of Ganzo knives, most are 440C steel with G10 and some with nylon fiber handles. Doesn't cost as much as others but perform as needed. I keep the knives in WynexTactical Admin bags. I have another WynexTactical Bag filled with Ganzo knives with D2 steel blades. The Top knife, orange full serrated is a Byrd Rescue 2 that I keep on the back of my belt when out in the tundra, to be reachable by either hand.
NVak
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I have a Ganzo knife. It has a really smooth fast action and it was not expensive at all. Maybe $24? They are a great value
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This is a cherished one, given to me by an old friend who went to the happy hunting grounds in mid nineties.
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This is a cherished one, given to me by an old friend who went to the happy hunting grounds in mid nineties.
Brewbear, that makes that tool so much more special.
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Ya know, my favorite knife is my old Ulu, but my favorite blade when it comes to sheer utilitarian use is a Kiridashi (marking knife) my wife bought me. It is a left-handed model; like Ulus, one-sided grind.
We're talking cryo-quenched tool steel, Other than that, I really favor my Milwaukee folding utility knife, long with my favorite edged tool is my Kelly Perfect axe.
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I have a Ganzo knife. It has a really smooth fast action and it was not expensive at all. Maybe $24? They are a great value
Sadly most of what they offer are knockoffs and clones.
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Sadly for you,, hehe. I'm happy with my knives.
XD XP
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Ok before ye gets all Patriotic on me I'll have you know I own a few Bucks knives XD
NVak
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Just because they're made in USA, it doesn't mean they're quality and affordable. Queen Cutlery is a prime example. The quality, fit and finish were/are excellent on the old knives, the new ones... not so much in the first runs. In all honesty, I haven't looked/purchased any of the new production ones after reading the first reports.
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A couple more scandis
I really like both of these
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I like what CRKT is doing these days. They offer some nice designs at reasonable prices with decent quality.
Squid
Pilar
SPEW
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These are on my wishlist
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These are on my wishlist
Both are nice but not my preference. I bought a Vosteed Corgi blackout and after using it for 1 hour cutting a couple of boxes and a few veggies later in the day (yes, I did wash and clean it first) the black finish is coming off the blade high points. The blade is still very sharp, may need a bit of stropping in a couple of weeks, but I hope not.
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I am amazed! You guys really know your knives. Invariably practical (and poor) I can't justify buying a nice knife when I already own one. To me there are only good knives and cheap knives. I don't want any more cheap knives and I have almost zero actual need for a knife at work. I might use it once or twice in a month and almost any blade would suffice. The knives I own are more than sufficient for any task I might encounter.
So I will live vicariously through y'all and enjoy looking at your collection of nice knives.
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Just because they're made in USA, it doesn't mean they're quality and affordable. Queen Cutlery is a prime example. The quality, fit and finish were/are excellent on the old knives, the new ones... not so much in the first runs. In all honesty, I haven't looked/purchased any of the new production ones after reading the first reports.
In their last 5 years or so, the QC was quite hit or miss, and sadly they went under before they had the chance to get it together.
Queen cutlery is dead, now they're just a name and I'm still not 100% positive where all the tooling went to.
I've heard Bluegrass cutlery and a few other things and that somebody was using the equipment ( maybe Canal street ? )
Most of the knives are made in China now with a small handful of them getting made here in the US by Bear & Sons, and their just not the same.
B&S has had a long spell of terrible quality, but they seem to be really improving lately.
My biggest problem with B&S contract production is the fact that for the most part every company who has used them just ordered variants of existing B&S knives essentially as commemoratives of knives from the past.
The Remington Bullet knives from a few years back were just B&S barlows with a very poorly done shield, the current line of American made Old Timer knives are just rebrands of existing B&S knives, they did a bit better with one of the Queen offerings, but otherwise anybody contracting to B&S is not really trying or caring because none of the knives have really even remotely resembled the knives they're supposed to be a reintroduction of.
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I really wish Utica cutlery was still making traditional knives.
As far as I can tell they have pretty much discontinued all slipjoint production, and it's a shame because their electricians knives are great.
Now Klein had to start sourcing direct copies from China, which are of course not in carbon steel like the originals.
The Utica kutmaster electricians knives were quite the $20 value.
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If I did ever carry a knife it would be treated as a tool.. and most likely not the right tool for the job at hand. For me an expensive knife on my side would be more of an accessory than a knife and I'm not much of an accessory kinda guy.
But I get it, you guys got some nice knives. I've never really laid all of Killer's knives out and had a good look at each.. I probably wouldn't know what I was looking at anyways. It really don't matter, the value in them for me is in who they represent to me... they won't be sold or given away as long as I'm alive.
What I do know is, of the ones I have looked at, Killer was big time into theme and commemorative knives. There are also a fair number of Case, Old Timer and Schrade.. older stuff. But those are just the brands I recognize.
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These are the three knives I typically use for different purposes. The Buck 119 is good when hunting or campin as it can help in firewood prep as well as skinning and anything else. If breaking down a lot of boxes or packages, I often go to it as well.
The middle one just feels nice in my hand. It flips open with a flick of the wrist and has a "window breaker" on the end that is good for breaking things like ice in addition to windows in an emergency (never had to do that).
The far right one has a very fine tip. It is a good letter opener and is also good for fine detail or point hole making kind of work. I use it for arts and crafts kind of stuff sometimes as I would a pen style exacto knife.
I used to have a really little buck knife with an engraving from my pop's workplace that was useful and sentimental. However, I broke the tip using it once and it phased out of use shortly after.
I use a cheap sharpening stone with a rough and fine side.often wondered if folks have fancier wet stones than mine and whether they actually do sharpening any better than my basic one.
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These are the three knives I typically use for
I used to have a really little buck knife with an engraving from my pop's workplace that was useful and sentimental. However, I broke the tip using it once and it phased out of use shortly after.
I use a cheap sharpening stone with a rough and fine side.often wondered if folks have fancier wet stones than mine and whether they actually do sharpening any better than my basic one.
If the one with the broken tip is made in USA, you might want to contact Buck and see about them replacing the blade for you...
As far as sharpening, I have a worksharp bench top angle set for quick, one knife sharpening. I have a ken onion electric bench top sharpener for the times when my wife shows up with a handful of kitchen knives that are so dull they don't cut melted butter anymore and a Wicked Edge system that i use on the more expensive knives, especially my japanese kitchen knives.
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Here's another favorite. My brother was in the Air Force from 62-66 and was actually in basic during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Introduced me to one of these one Christmas.
It went camping many times, even once camping up in Canada.
Somehow it disappeared, maybe during a move, and this one is a yard sale find. 8) 8) 8)
(http://i.imgur.com/tIe1p1E.jpg) (https://imgur.com/tIe1p1E)
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Granddaddy taught me how to sharpen a knife. I don’t know no other way.
This is my “little box” of sharpening stones. The big box is for garden tools, mower blades etc. :D
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I mostly just use an old carborrundum pocket stone, various strops, and I use one of these Worksharp field sharpeners that i found for $1 at goodwill a year ago.
https://www.worksharptools.com/products/guided-field-sharpener
I've wanted an adjustable guided system of some kind of reprofiling edges that didn't come very even, but there's really no good way any of them can hold the small pen knives I favor so much.
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I had to get these guided sharpening systems because I didn't have someone teaching me how to properly use sharpening stones and on my own, I couldn't keep a consistent angle ...
Whenever I sharpen my wife's kitchen knives, she cautions me please make them sharp, but not as sharp as my own knives ;D
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Here is a fun one. I never would have chosen this for myself. A coworker (retired now) knew that I was into knives. He always seemed to enjoy seeing what knife I was carrying on any given day. He ran across this knife on sale and bought one for himself and one for me. He said it was $10. It’s an assisted opening blade. Kinda funky. I carry it and appreciate it because he thought enough to get it for me. Even cheap knives make great gifts!
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As a park ranger I present interpretative programs for the park service. My favorite program is one about primitive fishing. Over the years I’ve collected quite a few tools and artifacts and use them in my programs.
Several years ago a blacksmith friend made me this throwing hawk and crude mocotaugan. I use them in several programs. IMO the mocotaugan is the indispensable survival knife. If I were to ever find myself in a serious wilderness survival situation I would want my “Moc” with me.
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SAK
Silver ALOX
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Oldie
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These were my grandpa’s pocket knives
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While on the subject of sharpening- I have some crosscut timber saws that take a long time to sharpen. I use millcut files and then follow up with a 400 grit diamond stone. Big honking teeth on these rascals, and trust me when I saw you handle them with care. A careless finger or not paying attention and you WILL be reminded spring steel is much tougher than skin. Heh, no need for my Disston tool to set the kerf!
One of these days I'll take some photos... anyway, those timber saws have all seen use in the last year. It takes longer to cut up a fallen tree, but no gas required. And on the 2 occasions it was needed, My wife helped me cut up a big tulip poplar. My big crosscut timber saws only have the add-on handle out front, but it's enough to where- once you get the rhythm for the type of wood- 2 folks in synch can really cut through a log fast. It seems like it takes longer to buck the sections than each cut.
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While on the subject of sharpening- I have some crosscut timber saws that take a long time to sharpen. I use millcut files and then follow up with a 400 grit diamond stone. Big honking teeth on these rascals, and trust me when I saw you handle them with care. A careless finger or not paying attention and you WILL be reminded spring steel is much tougher than skin. Heh, no need for my Disston tool to set the kerf!
One of these days I'll take some photos... anyway, those timber saws have all seen use in the last year. It takes longer to cut up a fallen tree, but no gas required. And on the 2 occasions it was needed, My wife helped me cut up a big tulip poplar. My big crosscut timber saws only have the add-on handle out front, but it's enough to where- once you get the rhythm for the type of wood- 2 folks in synch can really cut through a log fast. It seems like it takes longer to buck the sections than each cut.
Saws? Oh it is ON now! This is my thread so I can take it where I like. Lets see your saws buddy. You show me yours and I'll show you mine!
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Rough Ryder Barlows from the “Buckshot Bone” line. I really like these inexpensive classic looking styles.
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These were my grandpa’s pocket knives
Looks like an imperial and a 3 from Camillus ?
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My latest Barlow which I've been carrying since I received it shortly before Christmas.
(https://i.postimg.cc/X7Qnqprm/20250101-141549.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kB60hMFv)
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My latest Barlow which I've been carrying since I received it.
(https://i.postimg.cc/X7Qnqprm/20250101-141549.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kB60hMFv)
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These are on my wishlist
Good pig pokers right there!
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My latest Barlow which I've been carrying since I received it.
(https://i.postimg.cc/X7Qnqprm/20250101-141549.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kB60hMFv)
David, that is a fine looking Barlow. This one is among my favorites, it doesn't see much pocket time since it was a SFO and only a handful were made.
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Peter.
Warranted Superior.
66” Henry Disston and Sons
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My latest Barlow which I've been carrying since I received it.
(https://i.postimg.cc/X7Qnqprm/20250101-141549.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kB60hMFv)
David, that is a fine looking Barlow. This one is among my favorites, it doesn't see much pocket time since it was a SFO and only a handful were made.
This one is an SMKW exclusive, but Case always produces in large numbers so they're quite plentiful.
I modified the pen blade into a coping because they're way too long for a secondary on a Barlow this size, my last Case Barlow I modified the pen into a sheeps foot and dyed the ugly light purplish " grey bone ".
Those lambs foots are quite popular, I see them posted all the time.
They're not quite for me, but I sure do like the cuts of stag they're using.
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Inexpensive, D2 steel, quick and smooth action.
QSP Penguin
One has carbon fiber scales and the other is denim micarta
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Spyderco PM3
TeroTuf scales
LynchNW deep pocket clip
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Cold Steel Kobun
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I’ve showed this one already but I just used it to serve up my dinner.
ESEE Izula
1095 steel
Made in USA
I keep this one on the shoulder strap of my daily bag. Always at the ready. Knives are tools, accessories and weapons to me. I never leave home without one in some form or other
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This one is in my pocket currently.
Spyderco Tenacious
Budget minded Spyderco
Made in China
Solid knife for the $$$
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I’ve showed this one already but I just used it to serve up my dinner.
ESEE Izula
1095 steel
Made in USA
I keep this one on the shoulder strap of my daily bag. Always at the ready. Knives are tools, accessories and weapons to me. I never leave home without one in some form or other
Nice knives, but I wish they'd offer them without a coated blade.
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I don't know if Jasco would take the finish off of an izula, but I may have to get one and try eventually.
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I really love this early 80's Buck 704 Maverick and really wish Buck would bring this model back, but they discontinued them about 25 years ago.
(https://i.postimg.cc/8cLPQRQF/20220707-121606.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/q6Md2C70)
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Here's another favorite of mine, a K-MART model 1000s that I payed a pretty penny for on Ebay in NOS condition.
(https://i.postimg.cc/C1712Lwk/20220908-170247.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/r0dM0T0w)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mDLZ7f7D/20220908-120238.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LqWMMWCK)
It's a rebranded Ichiro Hattori model H109 imported in the late 70's before they introduced their SHARP brand and these became the SHARP model 1000S.
At $35 back then it was not exactly a cheap budget knife.
Hattori still makes the H109 but only makes knives in smaller runs, and these cost $350-$400 when you can find one available from a Japanese dealer who will ship to the US.
These were first imported in the mid 70's by PIC under their deerslayer line, then K-MART , CAM II, BERETTA, BROWNING, and a few others I can't remember.
These were about the most affordable way to get a good quality Loveless pattern knife back then.
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Here's a Russell green river blade I bought from Jantz supply and handled.
(https://i.postimg.cc/3JJmCNgX/20211104-155224-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qgSNpkDq)
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It's lambsfoot o'clock!
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It's lambsfoot o'clock!
Well done sir! Love those blades👌🏼
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A couple CASE knives for you blade lovers
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Can you tell that I’m into knives? 😜🤦🏻♂️
Prime example why I need to carry a blade on me daily.
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As a park ranger I present interpretative programs for the park service. My favorite program is one about primitive fishing. Over the years I’ve collected quite a few tools and artifacts and use them in my programs.
Several years ago a blacksmith friend made me this throwing hawk and crude mocotaugan. I use them in several programs. IMO the mocotaugan is the indispensable survival knife. If I were to ever find myself in a serious wilderness survival situation I would want my “Moc” with me.
I like it!
Linesman’s skinning knife
Every day tool of the trade
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As a park ranger I present interpretative programs for the park service. My favorite program is one about primitive fishing. Over the years I’ve collected quite a few tools and artifacts and use them in my programs.
Several years ago a blacksmith friend made me this throwing hawk and crude mocotaugan. I use them in several programs. IMO the mocotaugan is the indispensable survival knife. If I were to ever find myself in a serious wilderness survival situation I would want my “Moc” with me.
Captain,
Have you whittled out any cups or bowls?
That's also known as a Crooked Knife.
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As a park ranger I present interpretative programs for the park service. My favorite program is one about primitive fishing. Over the years I’ve collected quite a few tools and artifacts and use them in my programs.
Several years ago a blacksmith friend made me this throwing hawk and crude mocotaugan. I use them in several programs. IMO the mocotaugan is the indispensable survival knife. If I were to ever find myself in a serious wilderness survival situation I would want my “Moc” with me.
Captain,
Have you whittled out any cups or bowls?
That's also known as a Crooked Knife.
I've carved a spoon and I have another partially complete that I use for demonstrations. Mainly I use it for splitting cane, heart Pine, and white Oak. It's perfect for shaving kindling, splitting willow roots, palm fronds, and fox grape vine. I use it for making baskets, traps, and snares.
I saw a video thirty five years ago of an Ojibwa Indian demonstrating the proper use of the Moc. It's basically a one handed draw knife. What amazed me was how much this fellow used his feet to hold things while he carved! :o
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Linesman’s skinning knife
Every day tool of the trade
Reminds me of the old book author joke: I Fought A Tiger by Claud Balhz. Looks like you could gut a perp quick with one of those.
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Feet feature in genuine feats of human ingenuity!
Also, my two stones [chuckling]:
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As a park ranger I present interpretative programs for the park service. My favorite program is one about primitive fishing. Over the years I’ve collected quite a few tools and artifacts and use them in my programs.
Several years ago a blacksmith friend made me this throwing hawk and crude mocotaugan. I use them in several programs. IMO the mocotaugan is the indispensable survival knife. If I were to ever find myself in a serious wilderness survival situation I would want my “Moc” with me.
I like it!
Linesman’s skinning knife
Every day tool of the trade
I would have assumed those were linoleum knives, but that bail at the back kind if gives away the fact that they're meant for use while up high somewhere.
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The three hook bills top two look like the old style roofers knives I used when doing shingle work.
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I have some that are more expensive than this, but I always seem to end up with this one in my hand.
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I do this thing where I place whatever knife I have in a pose and take a picture. This is one such picture.
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Another one
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Those are some very knife pics, Brett!
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Those are some very knife pics, Brett!
Thank you!
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Current situation
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Heather’s special edition Eidelweiss SAK
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TOPS B.O.B. Fieldcraft
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I have a couple similar to that last one Brett. Sharp!
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I have one Tops knife, I like it but the grind is quite obtuse for the blade thickness and it doesn't cut all that well so I have little plan of buying any other Tops knives.
The quality is great, and if the blade stock were thinner it would be a great little knife.
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Gerber MKII
This was a gift from Mrs. P early in our marriage. I can’t remember if it was a Christmas, birthday or Valentines Day gift. Doesn’t really matter, I’ve had it for at least 30 years. Never had to stab the enemy with it either. 😱😜🔪
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I have one Tops knife, I like it but the grind is quite obtuse for the blade thickness and it doesn't cut all that well so I have little plan of buying any other Tops knives.
The quality is great, and if the blade stock were thinner it would be a great little knife.
TOPS knives are designed for a specific purpose - bushcraft. As such, the blades have to be rather thick (batoning) and the scandi grind makes for a fairly versatile. Granted, it probably isn't the perfect blade geometry for a skinning knife but it does the job and when you have only one knife....
Maybe my view is a bit skewed because I really like scandi grind blades for all around backcountry knives.
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The smallest knives I own
These were gifts from one of my daughters over a few occasions
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KUBEY something or other. I don’t remember what this model is called. D2 steel, smooth action. I just love knives 🔪
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My family will play the game with me sometimes too. This is one my wife sent
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This one is a bit much. It’s 14” blade. I think 10” would be sufficient for my uses. Still, it’s a fun one to pull out to slice some BBQ
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This is the knife that rekindled my affection for the blade. I splurged on this knife and I carried on me every day for nearly 10 years and then the terrible event happened… I lost it. I have no clue where it ended up. I didn’t carry a knife on me for a few years after losing that knife. I was bummed and it wasn’t cheap. A few years passed and I wanted to find this knife again, just like it pictured. I had to go to the used market and the prices were steeper than I wanted to spend at the time. I started looking at “budget” mined knives and went into those. That is a lot of what you see in the knives that I have purchased. I never did replace my beloved Benchmade Griptillian with sheep’s foot blade and serrations. I’d like to have one again someday but the quest for that particular one has taken a backseat.
This image was taken from the interwebz
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I have one Tops knife, I like it but the grind is quite obtuse for the blade thickness and it doesn't cut all that well so I have little plan of buying any other Tops knives.
The quality is great, and if the blade stock were thinner it would be a great little knife.
TOPS knives are designed for a specific purpose - bushcraft. As such, the blades have to be rather thick (batoning) and the scandi grind makes for a fairly versatile. Granted, it probably isn't the perfect blade geometry for a skinning knife but it does the job and when you have only one knife....
Maybe my view is a bit skewed because I really like scandi grind blades for all around backcountry knives.
I don't personally subscribe to the idea that a knife has to be thicker and a less effective cutter just so you can pound it through things instead of using a hatchet, but I do understand that it's a popular thing these days.
The knife I have is their MTP which is a puukko inspired knife yes, but it's a little neck knife with a narrow blade.
It's just too thick for it's size.
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The smallest knives I own
These were gifts from one of my daughters over a few occasions
(https://i.postimg.cc/MHg3qCMQ/20200413-131106.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YLfzxyxr)
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The smallest knives I own
These were gifts from one of my daughters over a few occasions
(https://i.postimg.cc/MHg3qCMQ/20200413-131106.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YLfzxyxr)
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The puuko knives I posted a few pages back were purchased from Finland or Sweeden, and all have carbon steel blades.
Brett, did you say griptillians? I'm not a fan of serrated blades, so I never bought one, much less a 50/50 blade. In my mind, that's neither horse nor donkey. These are the ones that were handy but there are also a couple of Doug Ritter griptillians i put in my SHTF bags.
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The puuko knives I posted a few pages back were purchased from Finland or Sweeden, and all have carbon steel blades.
Brett, did you say griptillians? I'm not a fan of serrated blades, so I never bought one, much less a 50/50 blade. In my mind, that's neither horse nor donkey. These are the ones that were handy but there are also a couple of Doug Ritter griptillians i put in my SHTF bags.
Speaking if Finnish knives, I like to make miniature knives as a hobby and just finished this copy of a Marttinni / Rapala Finlander filet knife.
(https://i.postimg.cc/dQkb4vzj/20250121-213721.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F1vCKtFY)
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Brett. I am awed. I know several “knife collectors” who collect what I consider trash.
Not you.
Hey! Any of you knife freaks enthusiasts play mumblety peg? ;D
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The puuko knives I posted a few pages back were purchased from Finland or Sweeden, and all have carbon steel blades.
Brett, did you say griptillians? I'm not a fan of serrated blades, so I never bought one, much less a 50/50 blade. In my mind, that's neither horse nor donkey. These are the ones that were handy but there are also a couple of Doug Ritter griptillians i put in my SHTF bags.
I am a lineman and I work with ropes and mule tape nearly every day. Nothing like a sharp serrated edge to cut rope! No real need for a serrated edge other than that except for an emergency situation where one could be required to cut rope, webbing, straps, hose, rubber… you get the idea. Look at many real divers knives and most will have a serrated edge portion. When you need it, you can’t beat it. Most of my every day knife needs don’t warrant a serrated edge and serrated edges are more time consuming to keep sharp. I usually just grind the flat side down to keep the points sharp. I’m no expert that’s just how I did/do it. I avoid serrated edges mostly unless it looks cool. 😎
I have often looked at the DR “Griptilians”. Just never pulled the trigger on buying one. Maybe now is a good time? I haven’t looked at the availability recently. Didn’t Doug pass awawy here a couple years ago?
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Brett. I am awed. I know several “knife collectors” who collect what I consider trash.
Not you.
Hey! Any of you knife freaks enthusiasts play mumblety peg? ;D
I’ve heard of it, didn’t know what it was, looked it up, never played it. The things people can create to do when they are bored… 😁😜🤦🏻♂️
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The puuko knives I posted a few pages back were purchased from Finland or Sweeden, and all have carbon steel blades.
Brett, did you say griptillians? I'm not a fan of serrated blades, so I never bought one, much less a 50/50 blade. In my mind, that's neither horse nor donkey. These are the ones that were handy but there are also a couple of Doug Ritter griptillians i put in my SHTF bags.
Speaking if Finnish knives, I like to make miniature knives as a hobby and just finished this copy of a Marttinni / Rapala Finlander filet knife.
(https://i.postimg.cc/dQkb4vzj/20250121-213721.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F1vCKtFY)
That’s super cool David! Well done 👌🏼
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Brett. I am awed. I know several “knife collectors” who collect what I consider trash.
Not you.
Hey! Any of you knife freaks enthusiasts play mumblety peg? ;D
I’ve heard of it, didn’t know what it was, looked it up, never played it. The things people can create to do when they are bored… 😁😜🤦🏻♂️
I remember my older brother and his buddies playing it but they were too cool to let me hang around much.
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As you have begun to see I have a few pocket knives. I change up my pocket carry every so often. I just swapped over to this Spyderco Tenacious. I have two of these. I prefer the blacked out version that I have simply based on looks. Both are fantastic budget minded blades. Great for every day use and won’t ruin a marriage when purchased or lost and has to be replaced.
This is my current situation as I sit here in the parking lot at work listening to a podcast, surfing the forums, and showing off my cheap blade.
Second image is the first Tenacious I bought (all black)
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Brett. I am awed. I know several “knife collectors” who collect what I consider trash.
Not you.
Hey! Any of you knife freaks enthusiasts play mumblety peg? ;D
I’ve heard of it, didn’t know what it was, looked it up, never played it. The things people can create to do when they are bored… 😁😜🤦🏻♂️
I remember my older brother and his buddies playing it but they were too cool to let me hang around much.
Playing mumblety peg was a “thing” when I was a boy scout. Still got a scar on my thumb. :P
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Back in 1988 or 1989 my friend and I went to a gun show (yes, we did have them in SoCal back then) and brought a couple of spidies for something like $30 or so each. Sadly I lost mine and never replaced it. Maybe it's time I did that.
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Brett. I am awed. I know several “knife collectors” who collect what I consider trash.
Not you.
Hey! Any of you knife freaks enthusiasts play mumblety peg? ;D
I’ve heard of it, didn’t know what it was, looked it up, never played it. The things people can create to do when they are bored… 😁😜🤦🏻♂️
I remember my older brother and his buddies playing it but they were too cool to let me hang around much.
Playing mumblety peg was a “thing” when I was a boy scout. Still got a scar on my thumb. :P
They also played a game called "stretch". They threw the knife to stick it in the ground and had to stretch leaving one foot planted to get the knife.. my brother was 6'8" and always won that game.
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Even when I was a kid we knew about mumbley peg from seeing it in a movie, but I never played because I didn't want to ruin the edge on my knife.
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I’d never heard of Stretch until you mentioned it Bill. So I looked it up and realized that I had seen some guys playing it when I was in the service.
Which reminded me of another knife game we played as kids. Anyone play five finger roulette?
Sometimes called five finger fillet. :D
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I’d never heard of Stretch until you mentioned it Bill. So I looked it up and realized that I had seen some guys playing it when I was in the service.
Which reminded me of another knife game we played as kids. Anyone play five finger roulette?
Sometimes called five finger fillet. :D
and in some cases 4 1/2 finger roulette.
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Gerber MKII
This was a gift from Mrs. P early in our marriage. I can’t remember if it was a Christmas, birthday or Valentines Day gift. Doesn’t really matter, I’ve had it for at least 30 years. Never had to stab the enemy with it either. 😱😜🔪
That's my favorite of your collection so far. Beauty!
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This should be renamed to
"What's your favorite made in America knife, cybertrollsabound"
Later I' might post some pics of the clones and knockoffs that will make ye buck-aneers all itchy. Or not idk
XD XP
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This should be renamed to
"What's your favorite made in America knife, cybertrollsabound"
Later I' might post some pics of the clones and knockoffs that will make ye buck-aneers all itchy. Or not idk
XD XP
Many of my knives are not made in the US. Many are. The two that I posted today are made in China. No discrimination here Mr. Nuk
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This is an Eafengrow knife from that big river in South America. I think waa a $35 blade when I bought it. I like the blade shape. D2 steel made in China. It wouldn’t break the bank or the heart if this ended up lost even though I wouldn’t want to lose it. It’s another bargain blade worth the $$$
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I certainly do love American made knives.
I will buy an occasional Japanese knife, I can't hate Victorinox, and have a few European knives but American made is definitely where my heart and pride of ownership lies with really every kind of product but especially hand tools and knives.
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This is an Eafengrow knife from that big river in South America. I think waa a $35 blade when I bought it. I like the blade shape. D2 steel made in China. It wouldn’t break the bank or the heart if this ended up lost even though I wouldn’t want to lose it. It’s another bargain blade worth the $$$
I just have to ask, how do you really know that any knife from a random Chinese budget brand actually uses the blade steel it claims to or is heat treated well.
I'm sure you've used it enough at this point to know, but how did you know before buying it that the knife was as claimed?
When I was a teenager I was into the modern type one handed folders, and back then I had learned to pay no attention to what the blade said on it.
They always marked them with whatever was popular.
I had knives marked 440C that were softer than 440A.
Then of course so many knives marke Surgical steel or 440 STAINLESS which all ran the gamut from butter knives to fairly decent.
This was back before D2 became a ubiquitous steel for cheap knives that aren't cheap enough to find at a gas station.
I don't know the motives China has, but I know back in the 70's-80's Japanese manufacturers frequently marked their blades 440 when they were actually AUS8a because they didn't want to mark them with something we'd never heard of.
They were better than 440A, but they marked them with something familiar to us.
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This is an Eafengrow knife from that big river in South America. I think waa a $35 blade when I bought it. I like the blade shape. D2 steel made in China. It wouldn’t break the bank or the heart if this ended up lost even though I wouldn’t want to lose it. It’s another bargain blade worth the $$$
I just have to ask, how do you really know that any knife from a random Chinese budget brand actually uses the blade steel it claims to or is heat treated well.
I'm sure you've used it enough at this point to know, but how did you know before buying it that the knife was as claimed?
When I was a teenager I was into the modern type one handed folders, and back then I had learned to pay no attention to what the blade said on it.
They always marked them with whatever was popular.
I had knives marked 440C that were softer than 440A.
Then of course so many knives marke Surgical steel or 440 STAINLESS which all ran the gamut from butter knives to fairly decent.
This was back before D2 became a ubiquitous steel for cheap knives that aren't cheap enough to find at a gas station.
I don't know the motives China has, but I know back in the 70's-80's Japanese manufacturers frequently marked their blades 440 when they were actually AUS8a because they didn't want to mark them with something we'd never heard of.
They were better than 440A, but they marked them with something familiar to us.
You don’t know, as with anything. You have to trust that their specifications are accurate.
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Check this out! It’s a little bowling pin knife.
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Meet the Buck Slayer! This another 30+ year old knife of mine. See, my knife fetish went waaay back. 🤦🏻♂️😜
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Classic filet knife
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Classic filet knife
My Dad kept one of these in his tackle box. ;)
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Check this out! It’s a little bowling pin knife.
Most likely made by Imperial out of Prov R.I
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Here's a little one I forged out of a finishing nail a few years ago.
(https://i.postimg.cc/rwYb8jdn/20250121-213904-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K1BQfnDB)
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This isn't a real knife because it's made of brass, but my grandmother got this tiny little pocket knife charm out of a cracker jack box when she was a kid.
(https://i.postimg.cc/rwmnYHVn/20250121-214037.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Lnc3JNZL)
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I remember those David!
Speaking of odd small knives, this is a Case pen knife I got as a graduation present from Air Force basic training some 45 years ago.
"Ex"Father-in-Law was a Brig General and was very proud of a lowly punk A1C soon to be Crew Chief.. and hand wrote a note on the cardboard sleeve.
R.I.P. Charlie.
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I remember those David!
Speaking of odd small knives, this is a Case pen knife I got as a graduation present from Air Force basic training some 45 years ago.
"Ex"Father-in-Law was a Brig General and was very proud of a lowly punk A1C soon to be Crew Chief.. and hand wrote a note on the cardboard sleeve.
R.I.P. Charlie.
Cool! It's a pen AND a knife!
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That's a cool one I've never seen.
There aren't a lot of literal pen knives, and most of them are cheap novelties.
I wonder if Case maybe partnered with Cross or Parker for the pen ?
I'd most expect CROSS.
Case was offering a lot of interesting stuff back in the 80's, they were owned by Jim parker ( from Parker Cutlery and Parker Frost ) at the time and he liked to do tons of collectable type stuff.
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That's a cool one I've never seen.
There aren't a lot of literal pen knives, and most of them are cheap novelties.
I wonder if Case maybe partnered with Cross or Parker for the pen ?
I'd most expect CROSS.
Case was offering a lot of interesting stuff back in the 80's, they were owned by Jim parker ( from Parker Cutlery and Parker Frost ) at the time and he liked to do tons of collectable type stuff.
If it helps the pocket clip seas Japan.
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Here are a few knives I found when cleaning out my fathers house 30 years ago. He had a bunch of knives (mostly military) and bayonets but I don't ever recall him carrying a knife. Always had a couple guns on him though. The little 5" German Solingen I keep on my desk as a letter opener. There's a little corrosion so maybe it's carbon steel and not stainless? I don't know much about knives.
The made in USA Anvil has probably been shuffled around desk drawers since new and the blade looks like it's never been sharpened. Too bad about the corrosion staining.
The Queen Big Chief is a favorite of mine. It's in really nice condition and I'm sure it has never been sharpened since new.
I'm guessing that these three knives are from the 60s.
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I like those especially that Big Chief
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A couple years ago, One winter morning I got up had coffee and had an urge to get ready and go do something, I'll call it "stay put anxiety" which I do get when the right part of the cycle comes around.
I go out and start the ATV and not long later a woman in her 50s walks by heading down the road into town. Not a minute later I hear dogs barking then hear a woman let out a loud scream a terrifying sound by any means. I look and see the woman being attacked by two dogs. I turned off my ATV and ran the 100 meters to stop the dogs. I get there and 2 brown white pitbulls are attacking the woman all while she is screaming in sheer horror. That sounded scary hearing a woman that scared !!!!.
When I got within 10 meters of the woman and dogs I let out the loudest roar I have ever let out. It was Soo deep and loud that the woman in her own fear of the dogs, screamed and jumped from my roar. Next I drew my knife and told the woman to get behind me. As the woman moved behind me the two dogs turned thier attention to me. My stance was low and wide with both arms spread out to intercept the attacks the dogs may try. The dogs got within 1 meter of me but not any closer. For around a minute I yelled at top of my lungs in my defensive stance yelling obscene explicit words to the dogs. I did not back down I challenged the two dogs slowly moving forward as they both bark, one at 10 o'clock and other 2 o'clock position. The Spring Assisted Half Serrated Tanto Knife gave me the courage to stand up to the two dogs. It seemed like a long time but it wasn't Soo, after a minute of that, I hear, " hey you eff dogs get over here". At that the two dogs returned to their master.
I asked the woman if she was ok as she was frightened beyond tears, trembling she tells me the dogs bit her forearm and lower thigh.
Later she was taken care of at the local clinic. The dogs were reported to the cops in which the two brown white Pitbulls were taken to be rid of their life.
The knife i used that time was a gift from my childrens uncle, a locally available model nothing special other than it being a Christmas gift. The penetration ability of a tanto blade is something worth a note.
NVak
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WOW Nukall.. that is one courageous act you performed!
Reading this, I was beside myself... can't imagine how it was for you. :o
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Thankyou Hoosier Daddy,
It is very good to see you well and back in GTA. As I was writing the post I was remembering how it all was and felt and even had a little adrenaline rush from thinking it through. Knives are an important tool in life... Remember a knife is Not a prying tool XD XP.
Excellent Work Stay Alert
NVak
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A couple years ago, One winter morning I got up had coffee and had an urge to get ready and go do something, I'll call it "stay put anxiety" which I do get when the right part of the cycle comes around.
I go out and start the ATV and not long later a woman in her 50s walks by heading down the road into town. Not a minute later I hear dogs barking then hear a woman let out a loud scream a terrifying sound by any means. I look and see the woman being attacked by two dogs. I turned off my ATV and ran the 100 meters to stop the dogs. I get there and 2 brown white pitbulls are attacking the woman all while she is screaming in sheer horror. That sounded scary hearing a woman that scared !!!!.
When I got within 10 meters of the woman and dogs I let out the loudest roar I have ever let out. It was Soo deep and loud that the woman in her own fear of the dogs, screamed and jumped from my roar. Next I drew my knife and told the woman to get behind me. As the woman moved behind me the two dogs turned thier attention to me. My stance was low and wide with both arms spread out to intercept the attacks the dogs may try. The dogs got within 1 meter of me but not any closer. For around a minute I yelled at top of my lungs in my defensive stance yelling obscene explicit words to the dogs. I did not back down I challenged the two dogs slowly moving forward as they both bark, one at 10 o'clock and other 2 o'clock position. The Spring Assisted Half Serrated Tanto Knife gave me the courage to stand up to the two dogs. It seemed like a long time but it wasn't Soo, after a minute of that, I hear, " hey you eff dogs get over here". At that the two dogs returned to their master.
I asked the woman if she was ok as she was frightened beyond tears, trembling she tells me the dogs bit her forearm and lower thigh.
Later she was taken care of at the local clinic. The dogs were reported to the cops in which the two brown white Pitbulls were taken to be rid of their life.
The knife i used that time was a gift from my childrens uncle, a locally available model nothing special other than it being a Christmas gift. The penetration ability of a tanto blade is something worth a note.
NVak
You are Awesome! Great Job!
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Here are a few knives I found when cleaning out my fathers house 30 years ago. He had a bunch of knives (mostly military) and bayonets but I don't ever recall him carrying a knife. Always had a couple guns on him though. The little 5" German Solingen I keep on my desk as a letter opener. There's a little corrosion so maybe it's carbon steel and not stainless? I don't know much about knives.
The made in USA Anvil has probably been shuffled around desk drawers since new and the blade looks like it's never been sharpened. Too bad about the corrosion staining.
The Queen Big Chief is a favorite of mine. It's in really nice condition and I'm sure it has never been sharpened since new.
I'm guessing that these three knives are from the 60s.
Yes , that little hunting knife made in Solingen Germany has a carbon steel blade and is from the 50's-60's.
That Anvil brand knife was a line made by Colonial cutlery out of Providence Rhode island.
They were made from the 70's-90's.
I can't tell in the picture because it's too dark, but are the blades rusty or just dark from patina ?
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A couple years ago, One winter morning I got up had coffee and had an urge to get ready and go do something, I'll call it "stay put anxiety" which I do get when the right part of the cycle comes around.
I go out and start the ATV and not long later a woman in her 50s walks by heading down the road into town. Not a minute later I hear dogs barking then hear a woman let out a loud scream a terrifying sound by any means. I look and see the woman being attacked by two dogs. I turned off my ATV and ran the 100 meters to stop the dogs. I get there and 2 brown white pitbulls are attacking the woman all while she is screaming in sheer horror. That sounded scary hearing a woman that scared !!!!.
When I got within 10 meters of the woman and dogs I let out the loudest roar I have ever let out. It was Soo deep and loud that the woman in her own fear of the dogs, screamed and jumped from my roar. Next I drew my knife and told the woman to get behind me. As the woman moved behind me the two dogs turned thier attention to me. My stance was low and wide with both arms spread out to intercept the attacks the dogs may try. The dogs got within 1 meter of me but not any closer. For around a minute I yelled at top of my lungs in my defensive stance yelling obscene explicit words to the dogs. I did not back down I challenged the two dogs slowly moving forward as they both bark, one at 10 o'clock and other 2 o'clock position. The Spring Assisted Half Serrated Tanto Knife gave me the courage to stand up to the two dogs. It seemed like a long time but it wasn't Soo, after a minute of that, I hear, " hey you eff dogs get over here". At that the two dogs returned to their master.
I asked the woman if she was ok as she was frightened beyond tears, trembling she tells me the dogs bit her forearm and lower thigh.
Later she was taken care of at the local clinic. The dogs were reported to the cops in which the two brown white Pitbulls were taken to be rid of their life.
The knife i used that time was a gift from my childrens uncle, a locally available model nothing special other than it being a Christmas gift. The penetration ability of a tanto blade is something worth a note.
NVak
I swear some people should just not be allowed to have dogs of any kind.
A person like that I wouldn't even trust with a chihuahua, I don't wanna know how vicious of a little ankle biter that guy could raise.
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A couple years ago, One winter morning I got up had coffee and had an urge to get ready and go do something, I'll call it "stay put anxiety" which I do get when the right part of the cycle comes around.
I go out and start the ATV and not long later a woman in her 50s walks by heading down the road into town. Not a minute later I hear dogs barking then hear a woman let out a loud scream a terrifying sound by any means. I look and see the woman being attacked by two dogs. I turned off my ATV and ran the 100 meters to stop the dogs. I get there and 2 brown white pitbulls are attacking the woman all while she is screaming in sheer horror. That sounded scary hearing a woman that scared !!!!.
When I got within 10 meters of the woman and dogs I let out the loudest roar I have ever let out. It was Soo deep and loud that the woman in her own fear of the dogs, screamed and jumped from my roar. Next I drew my knife and told the woman to get behind me. As the woman moved behind me the two dogs turned thier attention to me. My stance was low and wide with both arms spread out to intercept the attacks the dogs may try. The dogs got within 1 meter of me but not any closer. For around a minute I yelled at top of my lungs in my defensive stance yelling obscene explicit words to the dogs. I did not back down I challenged the two dogs slowly moving forward as they both bark, one at 10 o'clock and other 2 o'clock position. The Spring Assisted Half Serrated Tanto Knife gave me the courage to stand up to the two dogs. It seemed like a long time but it wasn't Soo, after a minute of that, I hear, " hey you eff dogs get over here". At that the two dogs returned to their master.
I asked the woman if she was ok as she was frightened beyond tears, trembling she tells me the dogs bit her forearm and lower thigh.
Later she was taken care of at the local clinic. The dogs were reported to the cops in which the two brown white Pitbulls were taken to be rid of their life.
The knife i used that time was a gift from my childrens uncle, a locally available model nothing special other than it being a Christmas gift. The penetration ability of a tanto blade is something worth a note.
NVak
Well done brother! 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
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And of course, the Buck 110
I really like the BUCK with the burlap scales… 👌🏼
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Here’s another knife that I don’t like but I acknowledge that it can be a useful tool in the right circumstance. You’ve probably seen these “horse shoe” knives around. Isn’t it interesting how if people know that you like knives they will dump all sorts of trash on you as gifts? Someone gave me this a few year back. I think they were regifting. It’s a nice size and the blade has a wonderful profile for skinning small game. It’s also carbon steel. The blade is thick enough and robust enough to chop through small bones and joints without nicking or denting. It really holds an edge well. The handle is awful. I ended up wrapping it in paracord but I treat it with respect. This is a knife you could easily cut yourself with especially if things are bloody.
Rather unique. I really like it!
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Box Creek Knives Mini Grizz.
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And of course, the Buck 110
I really like the BUCK with the burlap scales… 👌🏼
That one is from about 5 years ago, an outfit that worked with Buck. They would get a short run and put custom scales on Buck knives, sometimes the run was done with premium blades. Buck terminated the relationship shortly after I bought my knives (one was a gift for an old friend).
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Here are a few knives I found when cleaning out my fathers house 30 years ago. He had a bunch of knives (mostly military) and bayonets but I don't ever recall him carrying a knife. Always had a couple guns on him though. The little 5" German Solingen I keep on my desk as a letter opener. There's a little corrosion so maybe it's carbon steel and not stainless? I don't know much about knives.
The made in USA Anvil has probably been shuffled around desk drawers since new and the blade looks like it's never been sharpened. Too bad about the corrosion staining.
The Queen Big Chief is a favorite of mine. It's in really nice condition and I'm sure it has never been sharpened since new.
I'm guessing that these three knives are from the 60s.
Yes , that little hunting knife made in Solingen Germany has a carbon steel blade and is from the 50's-60's.
That Anvil brand knife was a line made by Colonial cutlery out of Providence Rhode island.
They were made from the 70's-90's.
I can't tell in the picture because it's too dark, but are the blades rusty or just dark from patina ?
There's a small amount of corrosion. They look darkish because of the photo angle and lighting.
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And of course, the Buck 110
I really like the BUCK with the burlap scales… 👌🏼
That one is from about 5 years ago, an outfit that worked with Buck. They would get a short run and put custom scales on Buck knives, sometimes the run was done with premium blades. Buck terminated the relationship shortly after I bought my knives (one was a gift for an old friend).
SK blades ?
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And of course, the Buck 110
I really like the BUCK with the burlap scales… 👌🏼
That one is from about 5 years ago, an outfit that worked with Buck. They would get a short run and put custom scales on Buck knives, sometimes the run was done with premium blades. Buck terminated the relationship shortly after I bought my knives (one was a gift for an old friend).
SK blades ?
David, that sounds familiar, you are right more than likely.
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Visiting out daughter in Oregon City today. I brought my Winkler Huntsman with me.
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A couple years ago, One winter morning I got up had coffee and had an urge to get ready and go do something, I'll call it "stay put anxiety" which I do get when the right part of the cycle comes around.
I go out and start the ATV and not long later a woman in her 50s walks by heading down the road into town. Not a minute later I hear dogs barking then hear a woman let out a loud scream a terrifying sound by any means. I look and see the woman being attacked by two dogs. I turned off my ATV and ran the 100 meters to stop the dogs. I get there and 2 brown white pitbulls are attacking the woman all while she is screaming in sheer horror. That sounded scary hearing a woman that scared !!!!.
When I got within 10 meters of the woman and dogs I let out the loudest roar I have ever let out. It was Soo deep and loud that the woman in her own fear of the dogs, screamed and jumped from my roar. Next I drew my knife and told the woman to get behind me. As the woman moved behind me the two dogs turned thier attention to me. My stance was low and wide with both arms spread out to intercept the attacks the dogs may try. The dogs got within 1 meter of me but not any closer. For around a minute I yelled at top of my lungs in my defensive stance yelling obscene explicit words to the dogs. I did not back down I challenged the two dogs slowly moving forward as they both bark, one at 10 o'clock and other 2 o'clock position. The Spring Assisted Half Serrated Tanto Knife gave me the courage to stand up to the two dogs. It seemed like a long time but it wasn't Soo, after a minute of that, I hear, " hey you eff dogs get over here". At that the two dogs returned to their master.
I asked the woman if she was ok as she was frightened beyond tears, trembling she tells me the dogs bit her forearm and lower thigh.
Later she was taken care of at the local clinic. The dogs were reported to the cops in which the two brown white Pitbulls were taken to be rid of their life.
The knife i used that time was a gift from my childrens uncle, a locally available model nothing special other than it being a Christmas gift. The penetration ability of a tanto blade is something worth a note.
NVak
You literally saved her life as they wouldn't have stopped until she was dead. You were at the right place at just the right time.
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This special knife was a gift from my wife over 20 years ago. I have never needed to sharpen it! Fits my hand well and does anything I ask of it. All cultry should be this good.
ENJOY!
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If you've ever had your knife slip in your hand. If you've ever cut yourself with your own knife. If you butcher large animals. You will come to appreciate a knife as much for its grip as for its blade. I've seen some beautiful knives here. Thanks to all of you who posted! I hoped some of you real blade enthusiasts would show off your collections and I haven't been disappointed. I haven't seen much comment about WHY you like these knives. My knives aren't pretty but they are functional. I've had some bad experiences with poorly designed knives. I use knives that I don't trust sparingly. I apologize but a number of the knives that y'all favor look down right dangerous to me. :o
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If you've ever had your knife slip in your hand. If you've ever cut yourself with your own knife. If you butcher large animals. You will come to appreciate a knife as much for its grip as for its blade. I've seen some beautiful knives here. Thanks to all of you who posted! I hoped some of you real blade enthusiasts would show off your collections and I haven't been disappointed. I haven't seen much comment about WHY you like these knives. My knives aren't pretty but they are functional. I've had some bad experiences with poorly designed knives. I use knives that I don't trust sparingly. I apologize but a number of the knives that y'all favor look down right dangerous to me. :o
A Buck 110 is, well, a Buck 110 and any backcountry, out in the woods, fishing or camping or just out for a day trip person ought have one (just my opinion). They are tough and will take some rough treatment, more so than the fancier knives.
Personally, I have a lambsfoot friction folder in my pocket right along the spare change, have had one for longer than I remember. I live in So.Cal and anything larger than a small lambsfoot will get folks staring at me. I like them for the size, light weight and blade shape. It is a flat grind that slices very well takes and keeps a keen edge and it doesn't "look down right dangerous".
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If you've ever had your knife slip in your hand. If you've ever cut yourself with your own knife. If you butcher large animals. You will come to appreciate a knife as much for its grip as for its blade. I've seen some beautiful knives here. Thanks to all of you who posted! I hoped some of you real blade enthusiasts would show off your collections and I haven't been disappointed. I haven't seen much comment about WHY you like these knives. My knives aren't pretty but they are functional. I've had some bad experiences with poorly designed knives. I use knives that I don't trust sparingly. I apologize but a number of the knives that y'all favor look down right dangerous to me. :o
Cut myself good in high school with one of the BUCK 110 folders. We were camping and I was working a stick. We all know not to cut towards ourselves but I was. I was powering through a knot and I made it through. Of course the blade went right into the tip of the index finger on my left hand. Cut halfway through my nail too. It healed but that area of my finger came back thick skinned and it’s still that way today. That was the worst cut that I’ve inflicted on myself so far. Playing with knives will get some cuts now and then. Nothing note worthy to remember.
The majority of the knives I chose are more about looks than a specific task but I do have some that are for an intended purpose.
Today’s pocket carry
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This is my current camp/ourdoor knife. I’ll have to admit that I don’t get out and use nearly as much as I would like. It’s just that way in life sometimes.
It’s definitely a budget blade but comes with fairly good reviews and was praised for its “bang for the buck”.
I think I paid $40.
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My hatchet
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Same here Sam in general to me a no slip grip is vital. When working I have sweaty hands and when butchering I have bloody hands so I want a good grip.
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Brett that Bushlore looks like the kind of knife I'm partial to. I like a knife with a large comfortable grip. I admire your Hatchet too! That's a handy camp tool. Do you know the weight?
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One of my favorite " hatchets ", a J Yerkes 1lb belt axe hand forged on December 23 1864.
(https://i.postimg.cc/QNSN09zz/20240715-170422.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pyhtdTRQ)
It's not my most used, but I'm absolutely not afraid to use it.
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As far as Hatchets.. Being a long time "Camper" I have many... but love my Fiskars X7
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Scott I know that Fiskars is extremely sharp! It has a good handle too.
David, all I have to say is Drool! ;D
That's the hatchet I've been looking for a while. Where did you get it?
I just got this 1.5 lb. Collins. It’s still heavier than I like so I may try grinding a bit off it.
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Unfortunately... I hung my favorite hatchet in the fork of a tree at a campground to keep it out the reach of the Grand-kids.
Came back a week later and it was gone.
The hammer head was great for driving tent stakes-- and the notch was for pulling nails but was perfect for the handle on a Dutch Oven hot off the fire pit.
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I really love these little 8oz Vaughan & Bushnell super sportsman hatchets.
Here are two examples I bought new and overhauled ( I've done 4 or so, recent examples need some real work ), and a 60's example rebranded for Craftsman.
(https://i.postimg.cc/QxX4bzBP/20250129-163214.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PNRQf2Qz)
These little guys are far more capable than anybody would expect, I'd much rather have a modestly sized belt knife and one of these over some large heavy cumbersome knife.
(https://i.postimg.cc/FFbC0vK3/20250129-163250.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w3vkdSLj)
I have a belr holster I made and a basic bit cover so j can just put it in my pocket.
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Unfortunately... I hung my favorite hatchet in the fork of a tree at a campgtounf to keep it out the reach of the Grand-kids.
Came back a week later and it was gone.
The notch was for pulling nails but was perfect for the handle on a Dutch Oven.
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Those Vaughan half hatchets are great, they've changed them up a bit but while their 130 year relationship of making hammers and such for Sears ended in 2012 that didn't stop V&B from maintaining top notch quality.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Kj3V7K21/20241013-155551.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zH508G3N)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FzfBydCZ/20241014-105435.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/y3HjBdHg)
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Scott I know that Fiskars is extremely sharp! It has a good handle too.
David, all I have to say is Drool! ;D
That's the hatchet I've been looking for a while. Where did you get it?
I just got this 1.5 lb. Collins. It’s still heavier than I like so I may try grinding a bit off it.
I got lucky buying it off a member of another forum I'm on.
I knew it could be 19th century but expected it would likely turn out to be a thoroughly thrashed rendezvous type reproduction from INDIA so I made a very low offer that was agreed on.
I was very surprised when I wire wheeled the rust off to find the markings.
It had some significant mushrooming to adress, and I had to tackle it a little differently because I'm not used to dealing with a wrought iron body ( with an inlaid steel bit of course) but I was able to save the head and bring it back to useful condition.
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The Buck 100 series fixed blades are American icons, and the 119 special is probably one of the most iconic American fixed blades there is next to the MK2 fighting knife.
(https://i.postimg.cc/13DSLtcX/20250129-163359.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZWYXNJQz)
I used to carry my 1st 119 a lot before realizing it was just too much knife for my everyday cutting needs, this one I bought new last year because I'm working on renhandling my 1st when I find the right piece of stag.
I carry the 102 woodsman quite a lot though, in this RK leathers left handed sheath which is a real great value for $30.
(https://i.postimg.cc/wxJcSYRM/20250129-163456.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4nf99M5R)
I know people who consider the Buck 102 woodsman to be the greatest small game knife ever made, I've never been hunting though so I wouldn't really know.
I just know they're a relatively lightweight knife to carry that has great ergonomics for it's size.
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Does anybody like these balisong " butterfly " knives ?
I don't really care that much about them but this one was a gift.
(https://i.postimg.cc/1Xz3pNT4/20250129-163540.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0MLvvr9q)
(https://i.postimg.cc/9FnrYJc2/20250129-163605.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F70r9bfC)
My first impression was this thing was probably made in Pakistan or something, but it's a genuine balisong handmade in the Philippines and as I understand it these things are quite desirable.
I just think it's cool
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I really like butterfly knives and usually have one on my desk. In moments of boredom I will sometimes practice some flipping spinning moves with it. I'm good enough at it to impress children under 12 with my ninja knife skills. Their mothers tend to be less impressed. When I got my first butterfly knife 40 or 50 years ago, I cut my knuckles and fingers quite a few times learning the knife tricks. My butterfly knives are theatrical not practical so I've only owned cheap ones that wear out or break after a decade or two. I think this one was about $10.00 at a flea market. I've gotten a lot more than $10.00 worth of amusement out of it though.
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Brett that Bushlore looks like the kind of knife I'm partial to. I like a knife with a large comfortable grip. I admire your Hatchet too! That's a handy camp tool. Do you know the weight?
I do not know the exact weight. It’s not stamped.
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I showed the Opinels that were use as dinner/steak knives. Mrs. P made pork chops. I used an Opinel no.8 to cut it.
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My opinel.
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Utility knife
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Utility knife
I've never seen a Bonney branded utility knife, and never realized Stanley would cast their no.199 utility knives with other brands on them.
That's a cool piece, Bonney was great.
They're still around but they're back to only making pipe fittings and stuff like that.
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Brett that Bushlore looks like the kind of knife I'm partial to. I like a knife with a large comfortable grip. I admire your Hatchet too! That's a handy camp tool. Do you know the weight?
I do not know the exact weight. It’s not stamped.
The standard weight for a common Scout pattern hatchet is 1.25lb.
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Norlund Tomahawk Axe
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Norlund Tomahawk Axe
I always thought it was funny that they called their Hudson bay axe the " tomahawk " when Mann made an actual tomahawk under the Norlund brand, their Frontiersman.
Then they called their HB hatchet the Voyager when that was a much more fitting name for these axes.
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Mrs. P sent this picture to me through text. We are just playing the game together. This is her Spyderco Dragonfly.
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Norlund Tomahawk Axe
I always thought it was funny that they called their Hudson bay axe the " tomahawk " when Mann made an actual tomahawk under the Norlund brand, their Frontiersman.
Then they called their HB hatchet the Voyager when that was a much more fitting name for these axes.
I’m not an enthusiast for those type of things so I don’t know all of the differences between them. I just call them an axe, hatchet or whatever it looks like. 😆🤦🏻♂️
I have another hatchet that I’ll post. You may know what it is.
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Ontario RAT 1
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Cold Steel Tomahawk for throwing
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Ferrum Forge Lackey
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In my pocket today.
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Cold Steel Tomahawk for throwing
Here's the Rifleman's Hawk
(http://i.imgur.com/BlbIgho.jpg) (https://imgur.com/BlbIgho)
I stripped the paint off the head, sharpened and Birchwood Casey blued it.
Got rid of the bolt in the head (the eye has a 1 degree taper) as the taper of the handle is supposed to hold it in place.
Lightly sanded the handle and applied Lynseed oil.
guess I should mention..I wanted this because there was a time I was into muzzleloading.. Not now, so this just sits in a closet! :o
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I was looking on my work bench and spotted one of Killer's pocket knives that I must have taken to the shop at one point. It's a PUMA made in Germany. I looked it up and apparently it's of good quality. I probably should take a closer look at this knife collection.
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I was looking on my work bench and spotted one of Killer's pocket knives that I must have taken to the shop at one point. It's a PUMA made in Germany. I looked it up and apparently it's of good quality. I probably should take a closer look at this knife collection.
My Dad had a Puma Hunting knife.
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Puma Hunters Friend This was a Christmas present from my parents about 60 years ago. It is probably the sharpest knife I've ever owned. I thought I would bring it when deer hunting but no, I've mostly used it for cutting thin ribbons from sheets of paper and marveling over the sharpness.
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This picture is from Ebay but this is the knife I have out in the shop.
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I want to say my older brother got out of the Air Force and got this for my Dad for Christmas 1966?
It got well used for deer hunting, passed back and forth between them a few times..
(http://i.imgur.com/gfnOS3T.jpg) (https://imgur.com/gfnOS3T)
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This Western Cutlery filleting knife has gotten a lot of use over the years. I’ve got several fillet knives but this one is my favorite.
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An in-law from Texas gave me a set of these about ten years ago.
I thanked him for the nice oyster knives and he just looked at me. :D
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Some more of my "favorite" knives...
Top left: my purchased Old Timer 1540t from decades ago.
Top right: my Dad's carry, Buck 112 he was born in 1930 and passed away in 1982
Bottom: Grand-Dads Case 3254... He was born in 1913. Passed around 1985
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I seem to recall that I had a couple buck knives that I used to take hiking and camping which I have not done in a few decades. I need to search around and see if I can find them.
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The biggest kick in the teeth to me was when traveling to Mexico on vacation.
I have a Ditty Bag with all my "personal item's" that I travel with, including camping.
You know... grab and go with "stuff" every man needs.
I get the the TSA all calm and after the X-Ray they pull me aside.
"Sir... we need to inspect you bag"
:o
"What is this in there?" (showing me the X-ray)
"That is my razor" say's I....
"No... underneath that" was her response.
The search presumed and THAT is how I lost my Father-In-Law's WWII issued K-Bar.
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Did you not lose the razor as well?
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Nope... was allowed to keep the razor... and my shoe-laces. ::)
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Artificum Solis USA clever girl. Cnc cut hand ground chizzle edge.
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Same company but the every man.
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Some more of my "favorite" knives...
Top left: my purchased Old Timer 1540t from decades ago.
Top right: my Dad's carry, Buck 112 he was born in 1930 and passed away in 1982
Bottom: Grand-Dads Case 3254... He was born in 1913. Passed around 1985
The Schrade 154 OT is a great knife, the drip point blade is much more versatile than the very upswept clip point of the 152 OT sharpfinger.
The Buck 112 ranger is another icon.
If you're not familiar with the story, the short of it is that a couple sailors on board the USS Ranger got into a knife fight with their Buck 110's which led to blade length restriction on ships.
The 110 was such a common PX / BX purchase knife that Buck decided to introduce a smaller version to meet the restriction, it was introduced in 1972 and has been quite popular ever since.
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The other hatchet
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This is one of my absolute favorite Case knives, an 032 Texas jack in amber jigged bone that I modified about 5 years ago.
I didn't like the oddly shaped pen blade so I modified it into a sheeps foot.
(https://i.postimg.cc/25JXbSbs/20211119-105310.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2qQxgmxG)
It's definitely one of my most carried knives.
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My Bali-Song butterfly knife. It’s been on my belt for thirty five years. Even lost it once but it can back.
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Same company but the every man.
This look like a very functional blade. I like the primitive styling of it 👌🏼
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That's exactly the way it's designed it's an every day knife for every man, hence the name.
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For everyday use and abuse I also carry this Gerber utility knife. They are super slim and the blade is replaceable.
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For everyday use and abuse I also carry this Gerber utility knife. They are super slim and the blade is replaceable.
I had an EAB I carried at work but switched to a Milwaukee, because the Gerber is actually plated and that thick plating started to peel off of mine which actually cut my finger.
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My wife left me unsupervised one day I used an old battery charger and some acid for cleaning concrete stains. With some old copper pipe scraps I coated it with copper because the coating came off.
The coating lasted a long time . But the spring got weak and would open slightly in my pocket. Not good with a razor blade so it got retired to the old knife box.
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My wife left me unsupervised one day I used an old battery charger and some acid for cleaning concrete stains. With some old copper pipe scraps I coated it with copper because the coating came off.
The coating lasted a long time . But the spring got weak and would open slightly in my pocket. Not good with a razor blade so it got retired to the old knife box.
I just don't get it.
I can get a random $5 bead blasted stainless steel framed knife at the gas station or nearest flea market, but Gerber has to charge over $10 for this Chinese junk that was for some reason only poorly plated to look like bead blasted stainless steel.
The work pro brand has a small thin lightweight pocketable box cutter that's quite popular, I'd probably take it over the GERBER EAB any day of the week.
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I ain't no spring chicken... And this is my Great-Grand Father's spokeshave I rescued from Grand-Dad 's barn before it collapsed.
Well over 150 years old, now it's a "wall hanger" in the family room.
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I carried an original Leatherman tool for nearly twenty years. Various implements broke but I never returned it for replacement because I didn’t like the succeeding models. Ten years ago it went over the side in deep water and I didn’t replace it because what Leatherman was offering then just flat inhaled sharply through pursed lips if you know what I mean.
About a year ago my SIL gave me this Leatherman Rev. It’s almost as small as the original and just as light. As a park ranger I reach for my multi-tool much more often than I do just a knife. IMO most multi-tools are too heavy and bulky for everyday pocket carry. The original Leatherman was perfect.
Shown herewith a cheap clone of the original.
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I carried an original Leatherman tool for nearly twenty years. Various implements broke but I never returned it for replacement because I didn’t like the succeeding models. Ten years ago it went over the side in deep water and I didn’t replace it because what Leatherman was offering then just flat inhaled sharply through pursed lips if you know what I mean.
About a year ago my SIL gave me this Leatherman Rev. It’s almost as small as the original and just as light. As a park ranger I reach for my multi-tool much more often than I do just a knife. IMO most multi-tools are too heavy and bulky for everyday pocket carry. The original Leatherman was perfect.
Shown herewith a cheap clone of the original.
I really loved my leatherman fuse that I carried for well over 10 years, then I replaced it with a leatherman bond which is essentially a current equivalent to the PST.
I bought a NOS PST off Ebay a few years back and wanted to like it, but they just aren't as good.
The size is perfect but ultimately for me it came down to the fact that the pliers got better post 2000, and the fact that that dull little awl on the PST is a useless joke.
Back in November I broke down and got a rebar and it's great.
I wasn't looking for anything, but had a gift card to spend and I missed the locking tools of my FUSE.
Not because I needed the locks, but because the fact that they have those locks means that the implements are easier to open without tight spring pressure on them.
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My opposition to the later model Leatherman’s was the bulk and the weight. I like the Rev because it has the locking blade and it’s light. It’s a little too fat for regular pocket carry but our new uniforms have a utility pocket that’s perfectly sized for it. I put up with the shortcomings of the original because it was worlds better than a Swiss Army knife and it was very unobtrusive.
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I tried carrying a multi tool. Just didn’t work well for me on a daily basis. They are great to throw in a pocket, bag or pack when heading away from civilization though. I ended up giving my Leatherman to one of the boys. It’s probably still kicking around here somewhere.
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I tried carrying a multi tool. Just didn’t work well for me on a daily basis. They are great to throw in a pocket, bag or pack when heading away from civilization though. I ended up giving my Leatherman to one of the boys. It’s probably still kicking around here somewhere.
At work I would think that you have a lot better tools right at hand. I’m often far away from any tools except what I had the foresight to bring with me. The multi-tool is far from perfect but it’s been a lifesaver more than once.
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I tried carrying a multi tool. Just didn’t work well for me on a daily basis. They are great to throw in a pocket, bag or pack when heading away from civilization though. I ended up giving my Leatherman to one of the boys. It’s probably still kicking around here somewhere.
At work I would think that you have a lot better tools right at hand.
Yeah, I have a HUGE toolbox on wheels for when I’m at work…
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I’ve had this one for probably 20 years. I bought it in Metaline Falls when we were up working at the dam for the utility that I work for. We stayed in a motel in Ione, ate breakfast at a restaurant in Metaline falls that had a gift shop attached to it. I spied this knife in the display case and had to have it. I want to say that I paid around $30 for it way back then. I remember hesitating to buy it because that was a lot of money for me back then.
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Multi tools are great to toss in the glove box of the truck and in the storage compartment on the ATVs. Duct tape and zip ties are the other must haves.
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I agree with you gents, a multi tool is a necessity along with duct/gorilla tape in the SHTF bag. I used to have a Leatherman a long time ago. I'm guessing someone else liked it too.... I never replaced it but I think it is about time i should.
Any suggestions?
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Killer must have liked them alot because there are 4 or 5 of them around here.
The one I keep on the workbench is a Schrade Tough Tool.
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Multi tools are great to toss in the glove box of the truck and in the storage compartment on the ATVs. Duct tape and zip ties are the other must haves.
My Leatherman "Wave" lives in the door pocket of my truck.
Saved my bacon several times when I found myself in a jam.
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I agree with you gents, a multi tool is a necessity along with duct/gorilla tape in the SHTF bag. I used to have a Leatherman a long time ago. I'm guessing someone else liked it too.... I never replaced it but I think it is about time i should.
Any suggestions?
I'd suggest the BOND or the REBAR.
You can even get an optional pocket clip for the Bond if that's your thing.
The rebar is a little bigger but not huge, it has replaceable wire cutters which can be nice, offers a serrated sheeps foot blade that you might like, and a saw that can can come in handy. It has all the other same tools as the BOND in addition to those things.
I refuse to buy any leatherman that isn't the relatively compact classic rectangular format.
I don't need a one hand opening blade or model that prioritizes the knife because to me a multitool is not a pocket knife and I rarely use the blade.
I also do want or need the models that have a bit driver , not do I want to carry a set of bits or any attachments with it.
My multitool is not a replacement for a toolbox or set of proper tools, just a convenient small package to get me by when I can't get to the tool roll in my locker or it's just not necessary.
I mostly just use the awl, pliers / cutters, and the #2 driver.
Occasionally I'll need to file a burr off of something, drive a slotted screw, saw a piece of broomstick...etc, or use the blade because it's always kept razor sharp.
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Killer must have liked them alot because there are 4 or 5 of them around here.
The one I keep on the workbench is a Schrade Tough Tool.
The original Schrade tough tool is interesting, they're quite large & bulky and they're unconventional, but the quality is there and they offer a decent toolset.
I had one that I ended up giving it to my brother.
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I’ve had this one for probably 20 years. I bought it in Metaline Falls when we were up working at the dam for the utility that I work for. We stayed in a motel in Ione, ate breakfast at a restaurant in Metaline falls that had a gift shop attached to it. I spied this knife in the display case and had to have it. I want to say that I paid around $30 for it way back then. I remember hesitating to buy it because that was a lot of money for me back then.
My first quality knife was a Schrade Old Timer 34-OT stockman, I got it around '04 for $14 from Walmart not long before Walmart killed Schrade with their $14 price demand that was just no longer financially viable.
I wore out the spring for the sheeps foot blade using it so much, because it sat way high and it was uncomfortable in hand to use any other blade so I just used the sheeps foot for everything.
They were good knives.
I've tried the Chinese made Old Timer knockoffs offered by Taylor brands and later BTI, and to me they're cheap junk.
They have a heritage series of Schrade old Timer knives that are made in the US by Bear & Sons and have good 1095 blades, but they are just not right.
The knives are rebrands of regular B&S offerings and do not actually look the same.
Yes the 34OT is a stockman, but the frame shape and blade profiles aren't the same so I refuse to buy one.
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I’ve had this one for probably 20 years. I bought it in Metaline Falls when we were up working at the dam for the utility that I work for. We stayed in a motel in Ione, ate breakfast at a restaurant in Metaline falls that had a gift shop attached to it. I spied this knife in the display case and had to have it. I want to say that I paid around $30 for it way back then. I remember hesitating to buy it because that was a lot of money for me back then.
looks familiar! mine is from the late 80's
it was a gift
(http://i.imgur.com/RsHnJJ6.jpg) (https://imgur.com/RsHnJJ6)
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I’ve had this one for probably 20 years. I bought it in Metaline Falls when we were up working at the dam for the utility that I work for. We stayed in a motel in Ione, ate breakfast at a restaurant in Metaline falls that had a gift shop attached to it. I spied this knife in the display case and had to have it. I want to say that I paid around $30 for it way back then. I remember hesitating to buy it because that was a lot of money for me back then.
looks familiar! mine is from the late 80's
it was a gift
(http://i.imgur.com/RsHnJJ6.jpg) (https://imgur.com/RsHnJJ6)
Great slip joint knife. Can’t go wrong with one of those. 👌🏼
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Looks a lot like my Anvil. Who copied who? The Anvil is USA made from the early 70s. The spring lock devices are robust and really hold the blades securely.
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Here's a good one. When I retired from the shop (worked in 4 different shops over the years) I got nothing. Not even a coffee bought for me.
Anyway, I bought myself something for retirement. Saw this in a display case at Tractor Supply. Only it was marked Schrade.
I got home with it and really looked it over. Didn't get to see/handle it in the store. Ugh.
I see from the included paperwork they are now sold by someone else. Taylor Brands LLC.
I wrote to them with a complaint of sorts. "Really nice knife; always liked the trappers, however, this one could have been nicer if QC paid attention to fit and finish."
"The back side, opposite the blade openings... the scales don't fit tight, leaving a crack"!
They got back to me, and had me send it in. They thanked me for bringing it to their attention and replaced it with an Old Timer that is a beauty!
It still says Schrade on the blade.
On the box it says made in China, but no where on the knife.
Picture doesn't do it justice.. ::)
(http://i.imgur.com/oYwaOGi.jpg) (https://imgur.com/oYwaOGi)
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Looks a lot like my Anvil. Who copied who? The Anvil is USA made from the early 70s. The spring lock devices are robust and really hold the blades securely.
It's just a serpentine common stockman pattern, clip main blade then spey and sheeps foot secondary blades.
This blade configuration originated with the cattle knife that came before it and was common pre ww2, the only real difference being that the cattle knife had a straight equal end frame.
I don't know exactly when the " stockman " on the serpentine frame came to be or who introduced it, but every American knife manufacturer offered them.
The most sold being the affordable Schrade Old Timers.
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Looks a lot like my Anvil. Who copied who? The Anvil is USA made from the early 70s. The spring lock devices are robust and really hold the blades securely.
It's just a serpentine common stockman pattern, clip main blade then spey and sheeps foot secondary blades.
This blade configuration originated with the cattle knife that came before it and was common pre ww2, the only real difference being that the cattle knife had a straight equal end frame.
I don't know exactly when the " stockman " on the serpentine frame came to be or who introduced it, but every American knife manufacturer offered them.
The most sold being the affordable Schrade Old Timers.
Interesting. Learned a lot about knives here. I hope I don't start actively accumulating them. I do like my Anvil knife, it seems to be very well made.
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Looks a lot like my Anvil. Who copied who? The Anvil is USA made from the early 70s. The spring lock devices are robust and really hold the blades securely.
It's just a serpentine common stockman pattern, clip main blade then spey and sheeps foot secondary blades.
This blade configuration originated with the cattle knife that came before it and was common pre ww2, the only real difference being that the cattle knife had a straight equal end frame.
I don't know exactly when the " stockman " on the serpentine frame came to be or who introduced it, but every American knife manufacturer offered them.
The most sold being the affordable Schrade Old Timers.
Interesting. Learned a lot about knives here. I hope I don't start actively accumulating them. I do like my Anvil knife, it seems to be very well made.
Anvil knives were made by Colonial cutlery out of Providence Rhode island ( CKC was relaunched awhile back by the last family to own the company).
In case you didn't know most traditional pocket knives have pivot pins running all the way through the liners and bolsters, scales riveted to the liners, and a rocker pin for the backsprings running through the scales backsprings and liners.
Colonial, Imperial, and a couple others made what are known as shell handle knives which were mostly sold off a countertop display card at dime stores.
The shell handle knives have the pins running through just the liners...etc, then they have a stamped metal shell with a thin plastic faux handle scales and were attached by a tab on each end that folds over.
You could pry those shells off and you'd still have a functional albeit uncomfortable to use pocket knife,
Anyways Colonial also had their ranger series and their anvil series knives which are more solidly constructed.
Still not a conventional construction, but they had actually handle scales pinned on, thicker liners, and the bolsters were a plated cast part that attached by tabs which the brass pins riveting the scales on went through.
They were value oriented durable working knives, Intended to cost less without feeling cheaper.
They were commonly sold at K-mart in the 70's-80's along with the ranger line, and were eventually available rebranded under K-marts own SHARP brand.
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My Anvil came from a gunstore in the early 70s. I don't recall exactly but they must have had a knife display. My father ended up with a lot of the gunstore stuff when they went out of business and I found it in his house about 30 years ago.
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How Many can you identify?
Here is a hint.. I removed all the China stuff out of this group.
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Not a one! But if you happen to find a lambsfoot pattern blade you're willing to part with, I'm calling dibs ;D
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How Many can you identify?
Here is a hint.. I removed all the China stuff out of this group.
Before or after taking the picture, because I can see a number in this picture that are.
I am seeing a few that I recognize.
There is a Case sodbuster Jr ( black handle slipjoint, large brass pivot )
A Buck 466 Goliath ( the large black plastic handle lockback on the left )
I recognize an old Gerber Chameleon ( the one with the big finger hole kn it )
A Schrade 47OT or 50TG ( the green one with green thumb stud )
A case 662 Camo caliber lockback
I see what looks like a Buck 315 Yachtsmen ( made for Buck by Camillus )
And I see a little imperial serpentine Jack knife ( the one right next to the Buck 466, with the faux pearl handles.
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I'm also seeing what looks like a Schrade SP3 in between the Gerber Chameleon and silver colored Confederate flag knife.
I recognize the black one with the oval hole in the blade ( next to the Buck 466 and little imperial) but can't place it.
There's a couple others I recognize as well but can't place.
That black handled lockback next to the green Schrade and novelty knife with the red truck on it, that looks like another Schrade SP series
That single blade slipjoint with the wood handle is another sodbuster or dirt buster pattern, made in Germany or Italy.
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I see 5 in there that I would like to have. Can’t positively label them but I recognize the patterns
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This may be my next knife purchase
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Thanks for playing guys... I need to look at them under my lighted magnifying lamp to read them all. That's how I may have missed a few China dolls. The other issue is that I know nothing about knives.. never really got into then... what's quality and what's not.
You guys have amazed me with your knowledge here.
There are many more knives here... these are just what was in one box.
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Killer asked me to pick a few to bring to him in the nursing home. I took him a couple Case and Old Timers because I had heard of them. I'm not sure who got them when he passed. Could have been staff members or maybe his sister.
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Well the Case Sodbuster leaps out at me but that's because it's my favorite knife. I carried one all through high school. The memsahib bought me a Sodbuster JR five years ago fo Christmas but I have an awful time keeping knives that were given to me. I have much better luck keeping knives that I hate or that I found. :(
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Thanks for playing guys... I need to look at them under my lighted magnifying lamp to read them all. That's how I may have missed a few China dolls. The other issue is that I know nothing about knives.. never really got into then... what's quality and what's not.
You guys have amazed me with your knowledge here.
There are many more knives here... these are just what was in one box.
I can positively identify 11 that I know are inexpensive Chinese knives, a couple that may or may not be, and maybe 5 inexpensive imports that are from Japan if not modern stuff from China.
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Thanks for playing guys... I need to look at them under my lighted magnifying lamp to read them all. That's how I may have missed a few China dolls. The other issue is that I know nothing about knives.. never really got into then... what's quality and what's not.
You guys have amazed me with your knowledge here.
There are many more knives here... these are just what was in one box.
I can positively identify 11 that I know are inexpensive Chinese knives, a couple that may or may not be, and maybe 5 inexpensive imports that are from Japan if not modern stuff from China.
So, I got a pile of junk? bummer. Oh well, I'll keep them out of respect for the man. That's where the value lies for me anyways.
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Thanks for playing guys... I need to look at them under my lighted magnifying lamp to read them all. That's how I may have missed a few China dolls. The other issue is that I know nothing about knives.. never really got into then... what's quality and what's not.
You guys have amazed me with your knowledge here.
There are many more knives here... these are just what was in one box.
I can positively identify 11 that I know are inexpensive Chinese knives, a couple that may or may not be, and maybe 5 inexpensive imports that are from Japan if not modern stuff from China.
So, I got a pile of junk? bummer. Oh well, I'll keep them out of respect for the man. That's where the value lies for me anyways.
About 50% of the pile are cheap imports.
The other half are good knives, the 2 Case knife models are still available today ( I own both), and the rest of the good ones are knives that have been out of production for over 20 years for the most part.
I suppose that probably doesn't really matter since you're not selling them though, just know that some of them are good knives.
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avator,
It doesn't matter what others think. What matters is that the knives are from your friend. Nice collection you have.
On the left are Coast knives and the bottom two are Gerber. On the right; Smith & Wesson knives.
NVak
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avator,
It doesn't matter what others think. What matters is that the knives are from your friend. Nice collection you have.
On the left are Coast knives and the bottom two are Gerber. On the right; Smith & Wesson knives.
NVak
Thanks for the words... I put them all back in the boxes and maybe get them out and look at them again sometime.. and maybe not. ;)
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Taking a break with Mrs. P and three of the boys. Good times!
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avator,
It doesn't matter what others think. What matters is that the knives are from your friend. Nice collection you have.
On the left are Coast knives and the bottom two are Gerber. On the right; Smith & Wesson knives.
NVak
Thanks for the words... I put them all back in the boxes and maybe get them out and look at them again sometime.. and maybe not. ;)
Absolutely, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter.
Just know that I was not putting any of these knives down ( there's a couple of the flea market knives here that I actually own ), simply identifying those that I recognized.
It is still good to know however that some of them are quality knives worthy of carrying and putting to use once in awhile.
If he had bought many of them to use, doing so is a good way to remember him and it's nice to know that some are good ones to use.
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avator,
It doesn't matter what others think. What matters is that the knives are from your friend. Nice collection you have.
On the left are Coast knives and the bottom two are Gerber. On the right; Smith & Wesson knives.
NVak
Thanks for the words... I put them all back in the boxes and maybe get them out and look at them again sometime.. and maybe not. ;)
Absolutely, in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter.
Just know that I was not putting any of these knives down ( there's a couple of the flea market knives here that I actually own ), simply identifying those that I recognized.
It is still good to know however that some of them are quality knives worthy of carrying and putting to use once in awhile.
If he had bought many of them to use, doing so is a good way to remember him and it's nice to know that some are good ones to use.
I wasn't offended in the least.. I've read enough of your posts to know your appreciation for quality items.
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Here's a few more knives I dug out, none of which I have ever used or anticipate using. I don't know why stuff accumulates around me but it happens. I might add them to my next gun show table.
No 1. (from top) OKC Spax. Never know when you'll want to open a fire hydrant. I do think it would be an awesome and scary home defense knife.
No 2. Lets see if anyone can identify this.
No 3. OKC Spec Plus Fighting Knife. Never know when you're gonna get in a knife fight
No 4. OKC Neck Knife. I guess I'm slightly more likely to wear this around my neck than Mr. T gold jewelry. I do think it's kind of cool.
No. 5. Gerber Boot Knife?
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Here's a few more knives I dug out, none of which I have ever used or anticipate using. I don't know why stuff accumulates around me but it happens. I might add them to my next gun show table.
No 1. (from top) OKC Spax. Never know when you'll want to open a fire hydrant. I do think it would be an awesome and scary home defense knife.
No 2. Lets see if anyone can identify this.
No 3. OKC Spec Plus Fighting Knife. Never know when you're gonna get in a knife fight
No 4. OKC Neck Knife. I guess I'm slightly more likely to wear this around my neck than Mr. T gold jewelry. I do think it's kind of cool.
No. 5. Gerber Boot Knife?
I like the second and third down from the top. 👌🏼👌🏼
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Here's a few more knives I dug out, none of which I have ever used or anticipate using. I don't know why stuff accumulates around me but it happens. I might add them to my next gun show table.
No 1. (from top) OKC Spax. Never know when you'll want to open a fire hydrant. I do think it would be an awesome and scary home defense knife.
No 2. Lets see if anyone can identify this.
No 3. OKC Spec Plus Fighting Knife. Never know when you're gonna get in a knife fight
No 4. OKC Neck Knife. I guess I'm slightly more likely to wear this around my neck than Mr. T gold jewelry. I do think it's kind of cool.
No. 5. Gerber Boot Knife?
#2 I know is a bayonet made for the French Famas rifle, I have no clue who used them or when but I don't believe it was France.
I saw this bayonet in a forgotten weapons video a few years ago, but don't remember much of it.
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avator,
I recognize the black w white aluminum slotted handle w a tanto blade. I have that in my cart waiting to be ordered. Looks to be a fun lightweight knife to carry and use.
NVak
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Here's a few more knives I dug out, none of which I have ever used or anticipate using. I don't know why stuff accumulates around me but it happens. I might add them to my next gun show table.
No 1. (from top) OKC Spax. Never know when you'll want to open a fire hydrant. I do think it would be an awesome and scary home defense knife.
No 2. Lets see if anyone can identify this.
No 3. OKC Spec Plus Fighting Knife. Never know when you're gonna get in a knife fight
No 4. OKC Neck Knife. I guess I'm slightly more likely to wear this around my neck than Mr. T gold jewelry. I do think it's kind of cool.
No. 5. Gerber Boot Knife?
#2 I know is a bayonet made for the French Famas rifle, I have no clue who used them or when but I don't believe it was France.
I saw this bayonet in a forgotten weapons video a few years ago, but don't remember much of it.
Close geographicly but it's for an H&K G3
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That bayonet has a nice shape.
I've been using the heck outta 3 of my EDCs- a Case Sodbuster (love the hollow grind and for a non-threatening EDC, really hard to beat), an Opinel carbon-steel folder, and an older
Western L66 "boy scout"- a fixed blade gem with a stacked leather washer handle. The Western was gifted to me a few years back along with some other knives. Talk about a superb general purpose knife! Big enough for a primary belt knife, small enough for meal-duty or marking lumber.
I've also been looking at a couple folded-steel Ulu blanks. I've found several antler sheds on the property; enough for several sets of handles.
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For years I carried a Gerber Paraframe II. Something changed in their manufacturing I think, as the newer ones aren't quite the same IMO.
I'll occasionally carry a Buck folder, model 345. Decent blade, got it on clearance.
I really like those keychain sized Swiss Army knives, but always seem to loose/misplace them... Unless kept on a keychain, Lol.
A few years back I purchased a Boker Magnum mini for smiles and grins. That tiny blade is very easy to misplace.
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Here's a few more knives I dug out, none of which I have ever used or anticipate using. I don't know why stuff accumulates around me but it happens. I might add them to my next gun show table.
No 1. (from top) OKC Spax. Never know when you'll want to open a fire hydrant. I do think it would be an awesome and scary home defense knife.
No 2. Lets see if anyone can identify this.
No 3. OKC Spec Plus Fighting Knife. Never know when you're gonna get in a knife fight
No 4. OKC Neck Knife. I guess I'm slightly more likely to wear this around my neck than Mr. T gold jewelry. I do think it's kind of cool.
No. 5. Gerber Boot Knife?
#2 I know is a bayonet made for the French Famas rifle, I have no clue who used them or when but I don't believe it was France.
I saw this bayonet in a forgotten weapons video a few years ago, but don't remember much of it.
Close geographicly but it's for an H&K G3
That's it, I don't know how I got mixed up.
That peg on the back of the handle goes into the gas block / front sight base, not too many bayonets that mount over the barrel.
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That bayonet has a nice shape.
I've been using the heck outta 3 of my EDCs- a Case Sodbuster (love the hollow grind and for a non-threatening EDC, really hard to beat), an Opinel carbon-steel folder, and an older
Western L66 "boy scout"- a fixed blade gem with a stacked leather washer handle. The Western was gifted to me a few years back along with some other knives. Talk about a superb general purpose knife! Big enough for a primary belt knife, small enough for meal-duty or marking lumber.
I've also been looking at a couple folded-steel Ulu blanks. I've found several antler sheds on the property; enough for several sets of handles.
Westerns are great, I have an F48A that was given to me as a kid and I have a little 628 that I really love.
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Here's a few more knives I dug out, none of which I have ever used or anticipate using. I don't know why stuff accumulates around me but it happens. I might add them to my next gun show table.
No 1. (from top) OKC Spax. Never know when you'll want to open a fire hydrant. I do think it would be an awesome and scary home defense knife.
No 2. Lets see if anyone can identify this.
No 3. OKC Spec Plus Fighting Knife. Never know when you're gonna get in a knife fight
No 4. OKC Neck Knife. I guess I'm slightly more likely to wear this around my neck than Mr. T gold jewelry. I do think it's kind of cool.
No. 5. Gerber Boot Knife?
#2 I know is a bayonet made for the French Famas rifle, I have no clue who used them or when but I don't believe it was France.
I saw this bayonet in a forgotten weapons video a few years ago, but don't remember much of it.
Close geographicly but it's for an H&K G3
That's it, I don't know how I got mixed up.
That peg on the back of the handle goes into the gas block / front sight base, not too many bayonets that mount over the barrel.
H&K just has to do things a little bit differently. It's part of what makes them cool and interesting.
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Well the Case Sodbuster
Reminds me of the Rifleman series where the villains were always calling him that as a derogatory term for being a farmer being a worthless way to make a living to them seeking to make fast money the wrong way in life like hired hitmen. Reminds me of a scene on the show where a hitman and the man who hired him toasted each other in the bar where the man saluted the hitman saying "To the scum of the earth" with the hitman's witty retort "And to the people they pay". hehe
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Here are a few others that I carry and use.
Left: Kershaw, 2 of SOG, DeWalt, Milwaukee, Albatross
Right: 4 of Ganzo, Clashback Copy, Bugout Clone
NVak
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That bayonet has a nice shape.
I've been using the heck outta 3 of my EDCs- a Case Sodbuster (love the hollow grind and for a non-threatening EDC, really hard to beat), an Opinel carbon-steel folder, and an older
Western L66 "boy scout"- a fixed blade gem with a stacked leather washer handle. The Western was gifted to me a few years back along with some other knives. Talk about a superb general purpose knife! Big enough for a primary belt knife, small enough for meal-duty or marking lumber.
I've also been looking at a couple folded-steel Ulu blanks. I've found several antler sheds on the property; enough for several sets of handles.
Westerns are great, I have an F48A that was given to me as a kid and I have a little 628 that I really love.
I have a newer Western that resembles a Schrade Sharp-finger. Great knife and sure grip, but it pales in comparison to my collection of old Westerns.
I've also noticed my wife as often as not reaches for the L66- and that's despite having a full meat processing set (20+) Dexter Russell knives. I also have a few Green River and some AG Russell knives but they mostly sit in the knife cabinet unless we cooking big slabs o' meat.
There's just something extra about using a knife made 50 and more years ago and keeping it in tip-top condition.
Anyway- Sonja saw me typing this and remarked she wants to say she loves her CRKT CEO liner-lock. It lives in her purse and sees use on the regular. I have to touch up the edge every couple weeks with the ceramic. The simple fact she knows the manufacturer and model should be enough.
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Found it!
Been looking for this sucker since I opened the thread. It was packed away in the attic. I have no idea where this was made or by whom. I acquired it from the estate of a gentleman who had been a Navy intelligence officer in Washington during WWII. The blade is decent carbon steel and the first six inches are sharp! The handle is rather awkward to hold but it would work. The handle is made of teak, brass, and bone. The scabbard is teak with a solid brass end.
Thinking about putting a tennis ball on the end and carrying it as protection from those bullies down at the senior center. ;D
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Wishful thinking…
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Millie is showing us her favorite knife. She says that she likes the color.
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Found it!
Been looking for this sucker since I opened the thread. It was packed away in the attic. I have no idea where this was made or by whom. I acquired it from the estate of a gentleman who had been a Navy intelligence officer in Washington during WWII. The blade is decent carbon steel and the first six inches are sharp! The handle is rather awkward to hold but it would work. The handle is made of teak, brass, and bone. The scabbard is teak with a solid brass end.
Thinking about putting a tennis ball on the end and carrying it as protection from those bullies down at the senior center. ;D
That's amazing. The craftsmanship looks good from here. How solid does it feel sheathed and how does it unsheath?
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Found it!
Been looking for this sucker since I opened the thread. It was packed away in the attic. I have no idea where this was made or by whom. I acquired it from the estate of a gentleman who had been a Navy intelligence officer in Washington during WWII. The blade is decent carbon steel and the first six inches are sharp! The handle is rather awkward to hold but it would work. The handle is made of teak, brass, and bone. The scabbard is teak with a solid brass end.
Thinking about putting a tennis ball on the end and carrying it as protection from those bullies down at the senior center. ;D
That's amazing. The craftsmanship looks good from here. How solid does it feel sheathed and how does it unsheath?
The grip locks to the scabbard with a rotating bayonet band like the breech cover on a Crosman 140. Rotate the brass band to unlock and draw the blade. The blade fits very snugly into the scabbard and the whole outfit feels very solid but it is easy to draw. The grip is awkward but useable and the scabbard makes a handy cudgel. I like to think that maybe Lt. Commander Veeseman carried it on some cloak and dagger operation. :D
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Millie is showing us her favorite knife. She says that she likes the color.
Pepper seems to like red knives.
(https://i.postimg.cc/wTV3wHdP/20250212-132321-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bsZzv7rH)
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I made a peanut butter sandwich last night, I think any dog would of liked the knife I used ;)
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I made a peanut butter sandwich last night, I think any dog would of liked the knife I used ;)
LOL true that. Rambo loved peanut butter and it was funny watching him try to get it off the roof of his mouth. If he was in the back room and you opened a jar of PB in the kitchen he would smell it and come running.
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David, now that's a pocket knife!
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Found it!
Been looking for this sucker since I opened the thread. It was packed away in the attic. I have no idea where this was made or by whom. I acquired it from the estate of a gentleman who had been a Navy intelligence officer in Washington during WWII. The blade is decent carbon steel and the first six inches are sharp! The handle is rather awkward to hold but it would work. The handle is made of teak, brass, and bone. The scabbard is teak with a solid brass end.
Thinking about putting a tennis ball on the end and carrying it as protection from those bullies down at the senior center. ;D
That's amazing. The craftsmanship looks good from here. How solid does it feel sheathed and how does it unsheath?
The grip locks to the scabbard with a rotating bayonet band like the breech cover on a Crosman 140. Rotate the brass band to unlock and draw the blade. The blade fits very snugly into the scabbard and the whole outfit feels very solid but it is easy to draw. The grip is awkward but useable and the scabbard makes a handy cudgel. I like to think that maybe Lt. Commander Veeseman carried it on some cloak and dagger operation. :D
[chuckling] yeah, my mind took a trip to cloak and dagger scenes, too.
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My everyday carry these days is a simple small Schrade 1520T "sharpfinger" I wear in a kydex sheath as a belly knife. When I want to wear something larger I add to that a Schrade SCHF42 Frontier recurve, also in Kydex and at my rear hip.
I haven't carried a folder in a while, but when I did (do?) my favorite is my Dwaine Carrillo Tunnel Rat, which now sits somewhere i my workshop. Found it the other day with a few of my other folders and then promptly misplaced it again while looking for something else.
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David, now that's a pocket knife!
It's one of my favorites in general, but the 305 lancer is my favorite Buck model and I have 12 different examples.
This example is from 1988.
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My outdoor edge, 2.2 inch pocket knife.. As you see no sharpening needed !!
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Here are a few low costing fixed blade knives.
Top to bottom.
< Pursuit 4" 420 - 3 days ago I used this knife to skin a moose leg.
< Dispatch Half Serrated 4.5" - on the same moose leg I used this to disassemble the leg, the serrations made easy work of the thick tendons and meat surrounding the joints.
< Black Yellow handle w 4" blade was used to remove the meat from the bones.
< Rapala 4"- I have used this knife to clean and prepare salmon.
<10.5" 5CR polymer handle- I wear this to the tundra at times
<Timberwolf 4" blade w short handle
< Wood handle 440c 3.5" blade
Most of these are easy to sharpen resharpen and perform as needed.
NVak
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Today’s carry
Spyderco Tenacious
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Another favorite is this Camillus pen knife which was this weeks pocket knife choice.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zBnK0Sh2/20250219-111348.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R6ZW0tXw)
I bought this one NOS for next to nothing on Ebay a few years back and have carried it quite a lot.
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I was briefly fascinated with switchblade knives around 1970. I still have these 3 which I picked up at the Shoot Shop gun store in Nashua NH. I think I paid $2.00 for the stiletto and the switchblade. I think I paid $5.00 or $10.00 for the paratrooper switchblade. If any of the experts here can tell me about the stiletto and the brown switchblade, well I'd be excited.
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I have heard of Bonsa, but am not familiar with this interesting knife.
Is it an automatic or just a gravity knife?
DGRM is the German equivalent of an LLC or something.
I think the top one was probably made in India or Pakistan, it looks fairly crude
The handles are buffalo horn.
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LOL true that. Rambo loved peanut butter and it was funny watching him try to get it off the roof of his mouth. If he was in the back room and you opened a jar of PB in the kitchen he would smell it and come running.
Reminds me today after making tuna fish for sammiches the next several days I fed the local cat some tuna fish leftovers with it's juice from the cans and she cleaned that bowl looking like it came fresh out of the dishwasher! She usually leaves bites left so I got a good chuckle out of that.
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I have heard of Bonsa, but am not familiar with this interesting knife.
Is it an automatic or just a gravity knife?
DGRM is the German equivalent of an LLC or something.
I think the top one was probably made in India or Pakistan, it looks fairly crude
The handles are buffalo horn.
There is a spring that pushes the blade out but only for about an inch. You have to compress this spring to close it. To fully extend the blade, I give it a quick flick. Does that make it a gravity knife?
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I have heard of Bonsa, but am not familiar with this interesting knife.
Is it an automatic or just a gravity knife?
DGRM is the German equivalent of an LLC or something.
I think the top one was probably made in India or Pakistan, it looks fairly crude
The handles are buffalo horn.
There is a spring that pushes the blade out but only for about an inch. You have to compress this spring to close it. To fully extend the blade, I give it a quick flick. Does that make it a gravity knife?
I haven't seen this exact knife before but looking closer and based on what you just said about the spring , I believe it's a trapdoor out the front automatic that's probably just gummed up.
Some wd40 might loosen it up.
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There is a trap door in the front with the blade behind it. I was also thinking WD 40 might help. I think I'll try that the next time I open up the safe.
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a sharp one that holds edge.
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a sharp one that holds edge.
Anything in particular?
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Here are a few of the Morakniv's I own. I have more that are in hunting and gear bags. The absolute sharpest knives I have come across are from Morakniv. The top knife has a cork lined handle which allows it to float on water.
NVak
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Neck knives and small fixed blade knives. KA-BAR and others, I usually wear a neck knife when out in the tundra. I lined the handles with Paracord. I just might make some wood handles for some of the skeleton frame knives.
I carry a small KA-BAR at times. The KA-BAR at the bottom I have had for almost 9 years.
NVak
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Somehow I managed to get access to the forum and could look at the photos of the knives. What a treat. An obsidian knife that must be very very old and valuable to its present owner. Then all the others; just drool material.
Somehow airguns and knives go together. Phallic symbols, all of them. Both just obsessions
My everyday knife is an Opinel high carbon steel folder. Easy to get very sharp and holds its edge well. I also have a few other treasured knives as well as about a dozen fixed blade knives that I have made. Very satisfying work. One of my small pleasures is to go out to the workshop and whet a knife or a chisel.
The joy of using a sharp tool .
Hoosier Daddy describes one of his as a spoke shave. To me a spoke shave is a much more delicate and fine woodworking tool to the one depicted. I would call that two handled knife a "draw Knife."
I have one that I keep sharp. It is used for paring down lengths of wood quickly. Used by old time carpenters and boat builders. In skilled hands can be used for very neat work. I have used mine to make wooden masts for yachts. I nice tool to use.
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Hoosier Daddy describes one of his as a spoke shave. To me a spoke shave is a much more delicate and fine woodworking tool to the one depicted. I would call that two handled knife a "draw Knife."
I have one that I keep sharp. It is used for paring down lengths of wood quickly. Used by old time carpenters and boat builders. In skilled hands can be used for very neat work. I have used mine to make wooden masts for yachts. I nice tool to use.
Thanks for the correction Hugh.
I was indeed using the wrong terminology on that one.
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Not really a knife guy but I own some.
While ordering this pair of grips today for my Blue Fork 1911 Crosman grip panels I found out they have affordable pens and knives as well with free shipping.
Their grips, which are so much cheaper than their American-made(?) counterparts, are a lot more affordable + they have nice reviews:
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/knives/
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/everyday-gear/
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/accessories/
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Not really a knife guy but I own some.
While ordering this pair of grips today for my Blue Fork 1911 Crosman grip panels I found out they have affordable pens and knives as well with free shipping.
Their grips, which are so much cheaper than their American-made(?) counterparts, are a lot more affordable + they have nice reviews:
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/knives/
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/everyday-gear/
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/accessories/
Their 1911 knives looks really nice 👍
They’re probably the same as those being sold for over a $100 ::)
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Again, although not a connoisseur in edged implements, I always go for American or Japanese blades…and there’s the venerable Swiss knife, of course, which I’ve had since my 2nd year college over 40 years ago.
I’ve lost my pair of the now defunct Kershaw
Skyline though, so I’m shopping for replacements that are as affordable and as slim.
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Not really a knife guy but I own some.
While ordering this pair of grips today for my Blue Fork 1911 Crosman grip panels I found out they have affordable pens and knives as well with free shipping.
Their grips, which are so much cheaper than their American-made(?) counterparts, are a lot more affordable + they have nice reviews:
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/knives/
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/everyday-gear/
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/accessories/
Their 1911 knives looks really nice 👍
They’re probably the same as those being sold for over a $100 ::)
Discount code 👍
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Decided that when I can find one (and if I have the moola at the time!) I want the Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army Knife!
That would become my EDC. 8)
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Not really a knife guy but I own some.
While ordering this pair of grips today for my Blue Fork 1911 Crosman grip panels I found out they have affordable pens and knives as well with free shipping.
Their grips, which are so much cheaper than their American-made(?) counterparts, are a lot more affordable + they have nice reviews:
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/knives/
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/everyday-gear/
https://coolhandgear.com/catalog/category/accessories/
Their 1911 knives looks really nice 👍
They’re probably the same as those being sold for over a $100 ::)
I doubt that and would personally be quite weary of these knives, but if you like them then go ahead and try one out.
I'm weary of them, but you may be perfectly happy.
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Decided that when I can find one (and if I have the moola at the time!) I want the Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army Knife!
That would become my EDC. 8)
Do you think you'll really need the saw and the corkscrew ?
If not I'd check out the super tinker, it replaces the corkscrew with a #2 philips driver and leaves off the saw.
Otherwise it has everything else but is a little thinner and cost $5-$10 less.
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I could never afford one, but if you think 1911 knives are cool the Mark Knapp 1911 combat survivor Bowie is the coolest option money can buy.
https://markknappcustomknives.com/knives/1911-combat-survivor-bowie/
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Large Folding Knives
Rampage 6" blade
TimberWolf 5" blade
STec 4.5" blade 8CR
MIC 4.5" blade
NVak
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I could never afford one, but if you think 1911 knives are cool the Mark Knapp 1911 combat survivor Bowie is the coolest option money can buy.
https://markknappcustomknives.com/knives/1911-combat-survivor-bowie/
I like the blade steel they chose for it but I'm more of "old style" guy, this one is too techno-industrial for my taste.
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Not a favorite but it’s one that I grab often. Spyderco Tenacious.
I have two. One black with black blade and one with green scales and silver blade. Lost the black one recently. Partner from work texted me today and told me that he found it in the belly of the work truck. I’m so happy!
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Decided that when I can find one (and if I have the moola at the time!) I want the Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army Knife!
That would become my EDC. 8)
Do you think you'll really need the saw and the corkscrew ?
If not I'd check out the super tinker, it replaces the corkscrew with a #2 philips driver and leaves off the saw.
Otherwise it has everything else but is a little thinner and cost $5-$10 less.
I have seen the corkscrew used for other things (YT)other than popping a cork, and I would like the saw part.jmho
This is my currant carry, very basic Officier Suisse, found at a 'make offer' sale. sorry not a good picture
(http://i.imgur.com/uGM7rPC.jpg) (https://imgur.com/uGM7rPC)
Sometimes carry my original Leatherman.
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Decided that when I can find one (and if I have the moola at the time!) I want the Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army Knife!
That would become my EDC. 8)
Do you think you'll really need the saw and the corkscrew ?
If not I'd check out the super tinker, it replaces the corkscrew with a #2 philips driver and leaves off the saw.
Otherwise it has everything else but is a little thinner and cost $5-$10 less.
I have seen the corkscrew used for other things (YT)other than popping a cork, and I would like the saw part.jmho
This is my currant carry, very basic Officier Suisse, found at a 'make offer' sale. sorry not a good picture
(http://i.imgur.com/uGM7rPC.jpg) (https://imgur.com/uGM7rPC)
Sometimes carry my original Leatherman.
That would be the ubiquitous Victorinox spartan which is probably their most sold full sized model.
I don't know when the change occurred, but this is definitely not a current example since it has no hole in the awl like the current models do.
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I could never afford one, but if you think 1911 knives are cool the Mark Knapp 1911 combat survivor Bowie is the coolest option money can buy.
https://markknappcustomknives.com/knives/1911-combat-survivor-bowie/
I like the blade steel they chose for it but I'm more of "old style" guy, this one is too techno-industrial for my taste.
Techno industrial ?
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Decided that when I can find one (and if I have the moola at the time!) I want the Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army Knife!
That would become my EDC. 8)
Do you think you'll really need the saw and the corkscrew ?
If not I'd check out the super tinker, it replaces the corkscrew with a #2 philips driver and leaves off the saw.
Otherwise it has everything else but is a little thinner and cost $5-$10 less.
I have seen the corkscrew used for other things (YT)other than popping a cork, and I would like the saw part.jmho
This is my currant carry, very basic Officier Suisse, found at a 'make offer' sale. sorry not a good picture
(http://i.imgur.com/uGM7rPC.jpg) (https://imgur.com/uGM7rPC)
Sometimes carry my original Leatherman.
That would be the ubiquitous Victorinox spartan which is probably their most sold full sized model.
I don't know when the change occurred, but this is definitely not a current example since it has no hole in the awl like the current models do.
No hole in the awl and is marked on the large blade as Officier Suisse. I even spelled it as it is marked.
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Decided that when I can find one (and if I have the moola at the time!) I want the Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army Knife!
That would become my EDC. 8)
Do you think you'll really need the saw and the corkscrew ?
If not I'd check out the super tinker, it replaces the corkscrew with a #2 philips driver and leaves off the saw.
Otherwise it has everything else but is a little thinner and cost $5-$10 less.
I have seen the corkscrew used for other things (YT)other than popping a cork, and I would like the saw part.jmho
This is my currant carry, very basic Officier Suisse, found at a 'make offer' sale. sorry not a good picture
(http://i.imgur.com/uGM7rPC.jpg) (https://imgur.com/uGM7rPC)
Sometimes carry my original Leatherman.
That would be the ubiquitous Victorinox spartan which is probably their most sold full sized model.
I don't know when the change occurred, but this is definitely not a current example since it has no hole in the awl like the current models do.
No hole in the awl and is marked on the large blade as Officier Suisse. I even spelled it as it is marked.
Victorinox never stamps the model name on the tang of their knives and Officier Suisse just means that it's design stems from the original swiss officers knife, you'll find this on many of the standard models.
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David, you are right, I just looked this up on a couple of different sites.
This is an older one, I think without the hole in the awl.
I bought it used.
Had one I lost long ago when I camped.
Had the U.S. military version (all metal) at one time.
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I could never afford one, but if you think 1911 knives are cool the Mark Knapp 1911 combat survivor Bowie is the coolest option money can buy.
https://markknappcustomknives.com/knives/1911-combat-survivor-bowie/
I like the blade steel they chose for it but I'm more of "old style" guy, this one is too techno-industrial for my taste.
Techno industrial ?
I prefer either wood or antler rather than metal scales. The design is too "square", it lacks the organic flow I prefer, but then again, to each .... I have exactly one small friction folder that is all metal (and lambsfoot blade) simply because it is small, weighs next to nothing, it is easy and unobtrusive to carry in my pocket. I live in California, after all.
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David, you are right, I just looked this up on a couple of different sites.
This is an older one, I think without the hole in the awl.
I bought it used.
Had one I lost long ago when I camped.
Had the U.S. military version (all metal) at one time.
That would be the Ubiquitous MIL-K-818 ( that's the NATO stock number)commonly known as the " Demo knife ".
Most were made by Schrade and Camillus, but Colonial and a few others also made many of them.
I have a Schrade with an 80's date on it ( don't remember which year ) but like many of them it's not that great.
The pull and snap on the springs is kind of weak.
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I could never afford one, but if you think 1911 knives are cool the Mark Knapp 1911 combat survivor Bowie is the coolest option money can buy.
https://markknappcustomknives.com/knives/1911-combat-survivor-bowie/
I like the blade steel they chose for it but I'm more of "old style" guy, this one is too techno-industrial for my taste.
Techno industrial ?
I prefer either wood or antler rather than metal scales. The design is too "square", it lacks the organic flow I prefer, but then again, to each .... I have exactly one small friction folder that is all metal (and lambsfoot blade) simply because it is small, weighs next to nothing, it is easy and unobtrusive to carry in my pocket. I live in California, after all.
I can't stand the modern day aesthetic either, but I didn't really see it with the Knapp 1911 knives.
I guess the angles on the grips, but I remember seeing checkered wood grips in the past.
I'm not sure if they use real 1911 grips or not.
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My very good friend recently gave me a Benchmark for my 60th. I find that I carry it all the time now, probably due to the clip making it so easy.
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My very good friend recently gave me a Benchmark for my 60th. I find that I carry it all the time now, probably due to the clip making it so easy.
Happy belated birthday, Jeff. Your friend is a very good friend, indeed. The knife he gave you is a Benchmade, not a Benchmark! It has a CPM-S30V blade, one of the premium steels.
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Victorinox Huntsman w/sheath now on the way. found one on Ebay. ;D
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Victorinox Huntsman w/sheath now on the way. found one on Ebay. ;D
Way to make a move!
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Yesterday I was digging around in Betty Lou's utility/pantry room and found a 5 gal. bucket with some knife handles protruding from the top of it. They were several sheathed plastics handled knives. Some camo and some drab green. There was even an actual sheathed military looking bayonet with the belt hooks. I picked out a couple to carry out to the shop and casting shack and put the others with the rest of the knives in the bar and they will eventually find their way into my various tool boxes, atvs and truck where they will be handy.
Nothing interesting to post here but just more of what Killer had stashed/hoarded. His knife collection bares a resemblance to my airgun collection. ;)
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Yesterday I was digging around in Betty Lou's utility/pantry room and found a 5 gal. bucket with some knife handles protruding from the top of it. They were several sheathed plastics handled knives. Some camo and some drab green. There was even an actual sheathed military looking bayonet with the belt hooks. I picked out a couple to carry out to the shop and casting shack and put the others with the rest of the knives in the bar.
Nothing interesting to post here but just more of what Killer had stashed/hoarded. His knife collection bares a resemblance to my airgun collection. ;)
still, wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the bayonet.... ;)
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Victorinox Huntsman w/sheath now on the way. found one on Ebay. ;D
Way to make a move!
I have drooled over pictures of them for a long time.
It is pre owned, but in nice shape.
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My very good friend recently gave me a Benchmark for my 60th. I find that I carry it all the time now, probably due to the clip making it so easy.
Happy belated birthday, Jeff. Your friend is a very good friend, indeed. The knife he gave you is a Benchmade, not a Benchmark! It has a CPM-S30V blade, one of the premium steels.
Thank you, sir! LOL Pardon the typo...yes, Benchmade. As you mentioned, he is a very good friend indeed!
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Current carry. Leather belt sheath, horizontal carry. BUCK 110 Hunter Sport
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New kid in town. My Huntsman finally came in. It is not new, but it looks like it hasn't been used.
(Drawer Queen?) HAPPY!
(http://i.imgur.com/CisHVJF.jpg) (https://imgur.com/CisHVJF)
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I didn't buy any guns at the gun show but I did buy this brass butterfly knife. I love butterfly knives and it was only 5 bucks.
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Current carry. Leather belt sheath, horizontal carry. BUCK 110 Hunter Sport
Nice looking Buck! had an Original years ago.
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I didn't buy any guns at the gun show but I did buy this brass butterfly knife. I love butterfly knives and it was only 5 bucks.
Can you do that fast trick to open it /close it like they do on TV?
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I didn't buy any guns at the gun show but I did buy this brass butterfly knife. I love butterfly knives and it was only 5 bucks.
Can you do that fast trick to open it /close it like they do on TV?
I don't practice enough to be really good at it but I know a couple of the flashy spinning techniques well enough to impress small children. I cut my knuckles quite a few times when I first started. Should have dulled the blade.
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I didn't buy any guns at the gun show but I did buy this brass butterfly knife. I love butterfly knives and it was only 5 bucks.
Can you do that fast trick to open it /close it like they do on TV?
I don't practice enough to be really good at it but I know a couple of the flashy spinning techniques well enough to impress small children. I cut my knuckles quite a few times when I first started. Should have dulled the blade.
I saw someone get cut trying it. Said he needed practice.
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New kid in town. My Huntsman finally came in. It is not new, but it looks like it hasn't been used.
(Drawer Queen?) HAPPY!
(http://i.imgur.com/CisHVJF.jpg) (https://imgur.com/CisHVJF)
Nice!
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Swapped out to carry this one for a bit.
Ontario RAT II
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My latest purchase, a QUEEN bird and trout knife in 1095 carbon steel.
(https://i.postimg.cc/CLfv8h06/20250403-103702-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jLtQ0rLz)
Sadly Queen is no more , this knife was made under the Queen brand for Smokey Mountain Knife works by Bear & Son in Arkansas.
It's a good little knife, but the fit & finish isn't quite as good as an original Queen made in Titusville PA would be.
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I'm looking to maybe get a Mora knife just trying to figure out which one ( companion? ) Are these good knives?
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I'm looking to maybe get a Mora knife just trying to figure out which one ( companion? ) Are these good knives?
They absolutely are good knives, they aren't something I'd ever carry daily because the scandi grind doesn't slice well, but I keep an orange handle 511 basic clipped to my bib overalls that I wear in the shop and doing yard work...etc.
I'd suggest starting with a #511 basic.
You could order one, but your local Walmart might have them in the knife cabinet for $14.
My area usually doesn't get a lot of the good stuff that others do, but sometime in the past year they started carrying the Mora 511 basic in ss and in carbon steel which is what I recommend.
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The Christy knife is something I really quite like.
They were in production from the 30's to the late 70's or so then maybe 15 years ago or something mr Christy's grandson acquired the all the equipment and started production back up in a very small shop ( I'm not even sure if he has any employees).
This is the companion model, but the only difference between models is the finish.
(https://i.postimg.cc/13SWrXZb/20250410-133507.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gnMqYYjK)
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The Christy knife is something I really quite like.
They were in production from the 30's to the late 70's or so then maybe 15 years ago or something mr Christy's grandson acquired the all the equipment and started production back up in a very small shop ( I'm not even sure if he has any employees).
This is the companion model, but the only difference between models is the finish.
(https://i.postimg.cc/13SWrXZb/20250410-133507.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gnMqYYjK)
I had a knife very similar to this one in the mid 70s but there were no visible markings to speak of.
Most probably it was an imitation of some kind and they were usually sold by Muslim merchants in the Philippines yet it was very cleanly-made but not really robust.
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The Christy knife is something I really quite like.
They were in production from the 30's to the late 70's or so then maybe 15 years ago or something mr Christy's grandson acquired the all the equipment and started production back up in a very small shop ( I'm not even sure if he has any employees).
This is the companion model, but the only difference between models is the finish.
(https://i.postimg.cc/13SWrXZb/20250410-133507.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gnMqYYjK)
I had a knife very similar to this one in the mid 70s but there were no visible markings to speak of.
Most probably it was an imitation of some kind and they were usually sold by Muslim merchants in the Philippines yet it was very cleanly-made but not really robust.
There were lots of knockoffs being made in Hongkong back then.
These were never intended to be particularly robust, just a simple slim east carrying knife with a thin blade that cuts like a razor.
They're about as robust as any small 2 blade equal end pen knife.
They were once extremely popular as corporate gifts, and they had a PX / BX sale contracts during ww2 as well as being included with some survival kits.
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The Christy knife is something I really quite like.
They were in production from the 30's to the late 70's or so then maybe 15 years ago or something mr Christy's grandson acquired the all the equipment and started production back up in a very small shop ( I'm not even sure if he has any employees).
This is the companion model, but the only difference between models is the finish.
(https://i.postimg.cc/13SWrXZb/20250410-133507.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gnMqYYjK)
I had a knife very similar to this one in the mid 70s but there were no visible markings to speak of.
Most probably it was an imitation of some kind and they were usually sold by Muslim merchants in the Philippines yet it was very cleanly-made but not really robust.
There were lots of knockoffs being made in Hongkong back then.
These were never intended to be particularly robust, just a simple slim east carrying knife with a thin blade that cuts like a razor.
They're about as robust as any small 2 blade equal end pen knife.
They were once extremely popular as corporate gifts, and they had a PX / BX sale contracts during ww2 as well as being included with some survival kits.
You’re most probably right about that knife being imported from HK.
I think they were something like P2.00 at that time.
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Don't know about favorites but I've been carrying this Spyderco Endura for months:
(https://i.imgur.com/r5OmjVV.jpeg)
K390 steel sharpens easily and keeps a great edge. Touches up on a strop real quick too.
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I'm looking to maybe get a Mora knife just trying to figure out which one ( companion? ) Are these good knives?
Mora knives are decent, reasonably priced and utilitarian especially if you like scandi grind (I do). If you don't like it, it is fairly easy to regrind the blade to a flat grind. Depending of the "model" they run anywhere from about $40 to $200. The blade is commonly Sanvik 12c27, UHB-20 carbon steel (I think) both are easy to sharpen and hold a decent edge or a Triflex steel- (core) very hard laminated with softer steels on the outside and also a bit pricier.
Morakniv are the ones I have everywhere, got a sale years ago and bought a dozen for $100 shipped. Keep in mind they are not full tang, but can still take a beating and keep going.
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I just paid $13.10 for mine from Amazon
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I just paid $13.10 for mine from Amazon
That's an awesome price. They are definitely worth that and more.
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I'm looking to maybe get a Mora knife just trying to figure out which one ( companion? ) Are these good knives?
Mora's are great, hard to decide on a particular model for me. Every tackle box and vehicle gear box around here has a Mora of some type in it.
I keep one of these on my tool belt: https://tinyurl.com/4dt84sn8
Cheers,
G
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The one I got was the basic 511 high carbon steel. I've got the companion coming today in stainless steel for only $16.01. I think I might get some more for as cheap as they are.
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This is the knife that has been in my pocket lately, it's from Outdoor Edge and has about a 2" replaceable blade. I think that it was about 20 bucks and I really like the size of it for in my pocket. For now anyway.
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I guess I'm not an accessory kinda guy. I don't carry anything in my pockets accept a clip wallet when we leave the house. I don't wear rings, watches or have any piercings. I don't even wear a belt unless I have to. Heck, my cell phone spends 99% of the time on my chair side table.
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jimbo,
I have one of the same knives except mine is blaze orange, sharp with replaceable blades. Nice very light compact.
avator,
I usually wear 2 or more knives, normally I have 2 watches on I also have two piercings on my left ear and I even wear a gold plated necklace. My phone is either in my pocket or laying somewhere half the time.
K later man
NVak
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I have the bigger one ( I think it has about a 4" blade) in blaze orange. My buddy's dog brought it home one day while he was out roaming the woods where I hunt on his property. Apparently some one must of shot a deer out there somewhere and lost his blaze orange knife after gutting the deer. :o
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jimbo,
Cool, good find your dog made. Locally there are 3 models available made byOutdoor Edge. 1 is a 4 " blade folder w orange handle < $70. Another is a multi blade changeable and another has a plain blade and a blade w a gut hook. These options are abit pricey for me even if they are locally available.
I have 2 of the Outdoor Edge small knives, 8CR13 2.2" blade w PP handles. Good small package openers.
NVak
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I guess I'm not an accessory kinda guy. I don't carry anything in my pockets accept a clip wallet when we leave the house. I don't wear rings, watches or have any piercings. I don't even wear a belt unless I have to. Heck, my cell phone spends 99% of the time on my chair side table.
What the heck Bill? I was just about to start a "What's your favorite piercing" thread; dangit! :D
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I have multiple piercings but they were not voluntary. ;D
A couple are about .380.
The rest look like they were done by someone's psycho girlfriend with a dull steak knife.
Oh wait! :o
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I have multiple piercings but they were not voluntary. ;D
A couple are about .380.
The rest look like they were done by someone's psycho girlfriend with a dull steak knife.
Oh wait! :o
I will never intentionally put any holes in my body that I wasn't born with, it's just not my thing.
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I'm with you Dave!
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Remember. You can remove jewelry and no one knows you have a piercing. Tattoos are for ever and nothing says “po buckra” quite like a bad tattoo. :D
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Yeah, no piercings or tattoos for me. Altho I did have a couple of kids sneak in some tattos after they were out of the house. I had four boys and I warned them that if they came home with an earing they had two choices, I would rip it out or they would have to wear a dress and high heel shoes. Never had to do either one. ;)
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Yeah, no piercings or tattoos for me. Altho I did have a couple of kids sneak in some tattos after they were out of the house. I had four boys and I warned them that if they came home with an earing they had two choices, I would rip it out or they would have to wear a dress and high heel shoes. Never had to do either one. ;)
Same take here on tats and/or piercings.
I particularly don't like tats on women no matter how attractive they are :P
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Yeah, no piercings or tattoos for me. Altho I did have a couple of kids sneak in some tattos after they were out of the house. I had four boys and I warned them that if they came home with an earing they had two choices, I would rip it out or they would have to wear a dress and high heel shoes. Never had to do either one. ;)
Same take here on tats and/or piercings.
I particularly don't like tats on women no matter how attractive they are :P
I remember when one of the girls at work would get a new tattoo or piercing, they couldn't wait to show it off to everyone. I would not want to be rude, refuse to look at their new tattoo or not politely compliment them on it. Some women's tattoos are more interesting to look at than others. A fairly high percentage of the youngish, entry level admins and assistants had tattoos. Those were the good old days when I was the company dad.
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I got tats.. just part of my past.
I get a kick out of the look on nurse's faces when I tell them that I am scared of needles. I never had anyone's name tattooed on me though.
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O’kay! Changing the title of this thread to “What’s your favorite tat”. ;D
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I got tats.. just part of my past.
I get a kick out of the look on nurse's faces when I tell them that I am scared of needles. I never had anyone's name tattooed on me though.
Not trying to be rude but I probably would rather admire a tattoo on a young woman who was showing them off to me than your tattoo.
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O’kay! Changing the title of this thread to “What’s your favorite tat”. ;D
And where's your favorite tat
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I got tats.. just part of my past.
I get a kick out of the look on nurse's faces when I tell them that I am scared of needles. I never had anyone's name tattooed on me though.
Not trying to be rude but I probably would rather admire a tattoo on a young woman who was showing them off to me than your tattoo.
That's cool.... I put them on me for me not anyone else. ;)
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It's nothing super expensive or fancy, but it's my favorite because it was given to me by my late mom way back when I was a teen. Besides the sentimental value, it actually is a very solid well built Japanese bladed knife with the eagle etched onto the blade.
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I really have to get me a new pocket knife with a clip.
In the Philippines, I always carried a Solo Icon 2AAA pen flashlight with a clip and a Kershaw Skyline pocket knife.
The Icon's pocket wire clip was excellent, and it always stayed put and not move because of its rubber tip.
The anodizjng was flimsy though but the light itself was super tough I was never able to kill it just lost it.
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My left ear has been pierced since 1981 (right's wrong)... hardly ever wear an ear ornament today but it has healed open so it's always available.
My 'Tat is feeling lonely and I want another on the other arm.
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I love how this thread is unraveling. Hey you know anything on time loops or the pyr amids in ant arc tica or dogman or do you know what sky ice is? Also I wonder how Chuck Norris and Stone Cold are doing.
NVak
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LOL... 22 pages of favorite knives on an airgun forum... I really wouldn't expect much else.
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Yeah this thing has gone on way longer than I expected!
Who knew there were so many knife junkies?
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Nuk you should start a thread on all of that. I'm sure you'll get some good answers. The Alaskan giants hiding in the forests killing all those "missing people" is interesting stuff too. Nephilim they must be. :P
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Remember. You can remove jewelry and no one knows you have a piercing. Tattoos are for ever and nothing says “po buckra” quite like a bad tattoo. :D
If you get a sentimental tattoo that's one thing, but the first tattoo my dad got was a Hawaii sunset because it was in the book and looked kind of cool.
He also got a shark tattoo this same way which he later realized that the artist didn't completely finish.
The rest of his tattoos are personal and mean something, but he's pretty much stuck with those 2 lame random tattoos which don't mean anything to him.
He has no interest in sharks, and has never been or desired to visit Hawaii.
Then there's my brother who got a tattoo of the name of a dog my grandmother had who died when we were little kids and who he never really saw very often.
This tattoo was done by a friend of a friend who didn't really know what they were doing and almost spelled the name wrong.
By the way this is my most recent knife purchase.
A Queen branded bird & trout knife made by Bear & son in Arkansas, 1095 and winterbottom jogged bone that I torched & dyed because it was ugly.
(https://i.postimg.cc/WzJp3VsG/20250416-162850.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vxbwqpgT)
It's not as nice as a model 85 made by Queen before they went under, but they hadn't offered them in 1095 for a long time.
They're only about $60 from Smokey Mountain Knife works, and are quite nice for the money.
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Only tats I have so to speak are my birthmarks which aren't easy to spot, plus scars I've accumulated over time. Tats and piercings just ain't my thing. My grandfather got one when he was in the Navy during WWII but it faded over time where you couldn't tell what it said. His friend wanted to get one and talked him into it with him then the guy got killed later in the war so no kids or grandkids for him sadly. Other than him one other family member has tats and piercings but that's it. The rest of us are naturals.
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I surrender to the hijackers. :P
MY favorite tattoo is located on a part of my wife’s anatomy that only I am privileged to see. 8)
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I surrender to the hijackers. :P
MY favorite tattoo is located on a part of my wife’s anatomy that only I am privileged to see. 8)
And the artist that put it there… 🫢
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Eat at Joe's? :P
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Well so far I got the Mora Basic 511 in carbon steel, the companion in stainless steel and the Pro- Robust in carbon steel. And I just ordered the Kansbol dala red in stainless. I really like these knives. ;)
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Well so far I got the Mora Basic 511 in carbon steel, the companion in stainless steel and the Pro- Robust in carbon steel. And I just ordered the Kansbol dala red in stainless. I really like these knives. ;)
It sounds like you like the scandi grind blades.
This is one of my favorite scandic although a bit more expensive than the morakniv.
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My son just came back from Japan and he brought me this knife. Within minutes of opening the package, I sliced my finger and into the nail. Yep, always like to make sure they're sharp.
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You're supposed to give that virgin blade a drink of squirrel blood not your own. :P
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You're supposed to give that virgin blade a drink of squirrel blood not your own. :P
Sometimes things just don't work out the way you visualized it in your mind.